Official War With Iran Thread

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Soleimani's daughter, Zeinab, directly threatened an attack on the U.S. military in the Mideast while also warning President Donald Trump, whom she called “crazy.”

"The families of the American soldiers ... will spend their days waiting for the death of their children," she said to cheers.

Her language mirrored warnings by other Iranian officials who say an attack on U.S. military interests in the Middle East looms.Iranian state television and others online shared a video that showed Trump's American flag tweet following Soleimani's killing turn into a coffin, the “likes” of the tweet replaced by over 143,000 "killed."

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed over the caskets of Soleimani and others at Tehran University after a brief mourning period at the capital's famed Musalla mosque, The mosque was where prayers were said over the body of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, after his death in 1989.

Khamenei, who had a close relationship with Soleimani and referred to him as a “living martyr,” broke down four times in tears while offering traditional Muslim prayers for the dead.

“Oh God, you took their spirits out of their bodies as they were rolling in their blood for you and were martyred in your way,” Khamenei said as the crowd wailed. Soleimani will be buried Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman.

Soleimani's successor, Esmail Ghaani, stood near Khamenei's side as did President Hassan Rouhani and other leaders in the Islamic Republic. While Iran recently faced nationwide protests over government-set gasoline prices that reportedly led to the killing of over 300, Soleimani's death has brought together people from across the country's political spectrum, temporarily silencing that anger.

Demonstrators burned Israeli and U.S. flags, carried a flag-draped U.S. coffin or displayed effigies of Trump. Some described Trump himself as a legitimate target.

Another mourner, Azita Mardani, warned that Iran “will retaliate for every drop of his blood.”

“We are even thankful to (Trump) because he made us angry and this fury will lead to shedding of their blood in the Persian Gulf and the region’s countries,” Mardani said. "Here will become their graveyard.”

Ghaani made his own threat in an interview shown Monday on Iranian state television. "God the Almighty has promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger. Certainly actions will be taken," he said.

Markets reacted Monday to the tensions, sending international benchmark Brent crude above $70 a barrel for some of the day and gold to a seven-year high. The Middle East remains a crucial source of oil, and Iran in the past has threatened the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all the world's oil traded passes.

Ghaani, a longtime Soleimani deputy, has now taken over as the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Quds, or Jerusalem, Force, answerable only to Khamenei. Ghaani has been sanctioned by the U.S. since 2012 for his work funding its operations around the world, including its work with proxies in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

Those proxies likely will be involved in any operation targeting U.S. interests in the Middle East or elsewhere.

Already, the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia warned Americans “of the heightened risk of missile and drone attacks.” In Lebanon, the leader of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said Soleimani’s killing made U.S. military bases, warships and service members across the region fair game for attacks.

"We promise to continue down martyr Soleimani's path as firmly as before with help of God, and in return for his martyrdom we aim to get rid of America from the region," Ghaani said.

The head of the Guard's aerospace program, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, suggested Iran's response wouldn't stop with a single attack.

“Firing a couple of missiles, hitting a base or even killing Trump is not valuable enough to compensate for martyr Soleimani's blood.”

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Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Where is buddy who said the Iranians were planning on taking out Soleimani cuz he had too much power and the regime wanted him out? AP reporting at least one million mourners hit then streets of Tehran. The Ayatollah crying over this dudes body four times like a goddamn widow, in the same Mosque they did prayers for the FIRST Ayatollah.
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Osama bin Laden's son and heir, Hamza, is dead, U.S. officials say

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No better justice than these evangelicals going straight to hell for facilitating the worlds end.
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that's the problem, these christards actually welcome what they think is judgment day :snoop:

they think jesus is gonna pull up in an uber and take them off into "heaven" :scusthov:
 
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The measure approved by Parliament did not include a timeline, and only instructed the government to end the presence of foreign forces in Iraq. Officials said no decision had been made about whether any American troops would be able to stay, or under what conditions.

By Monday, there was still no timetable for the troops’ departure and no specifics about whether all American forces would be asked to leave or only some. And while Mr. Mahdi’s rhetoric was tough in his speech to the Iraqi Parliament on Sunday, by late in the evening, after speaking with President Emmanuel Macron of France by phone, his language was more modulated.

In a post on Twitter describing their phone call, Mr. Mahdi suggested that he was leaving the door open to something less than a complete departure.

He said he had agreed with Mr. Macron to “continue to discuss this delicate issue.”

He added that they talked about “the withdrawal of the foreign forces from Iraq in a way that would not damage the battle against ISIS and would preserve the sovereignty of Iraq and keep its relationships with the countries of the international coalition” that is fighting the Islamic State in Iraq.

Those goals would be difficult to achieve without some continued presence by the United States, because other countries’ troops are unlikely to stay in the absence of American military support.

Tears From Ayatollah as Iran Mourns Dead General: Live Updates

In other words American troops aint leaving any time soon. The reporting on this should stop being so feverish and treat the sabre-rattling with more skepticism.
 
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thatrapsfan said:
The measure approved by Parliament did not include a timeline, and only instructed the government to end the presence of foreign forces in Iraq. Officials said no decision had been made about whether any American troops would be able to stay, or under what conditions.

By Monday, there was still no timetable for the troops’ departure and no specifics about whether all American forces would be asked to leave or only some. And while Mr. Mahdi’s rhetoric was tough in his speech to the Iraqi Parliament on Sunday, by late in the evening, after speaking with President Emmanuel Macron of France by phone, his language was more modulated.

In a post on Twitter describing their phone call, Mr. Mahdi suggested that he was leaving the door open to something less than a complete departure.

He said he had agreed with Mr. Macron to “continue to discuss this delicate issue.”

He added that they talked about “the withdrawal of the foreign forces from Iraq in a way that would not damage the battle against ISIS and would preserve the sovereignty of Iraq and keep its relationships with the countries of the international coalition” that is fighting the Islamic State in Iraq.

Those goals would be difficult to achieve without some continued presence by the United States, because other countries’ troops are unlikely to stay in the absence of American military support.

Tears From Ayatollah as Iran Mourns Dead General: Live Updates

In other words American troops aint leaving any time soon. The reporting on this should stop being so feverish and treat the sabre-rattling with more skepticism.
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So I guess they will be sitting ducks.
 
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ZoeGod said:
Moqtada al Sadr has called for the following: “Immediate closing of US embassy in IQ, Closing of all US military bases, Criminalizing contact with USG, Iraqi army & security forces to support national resistance, Protect all embassies in Iraq, Cut all US product from entering Iraq, Call for global resistance axis’.”
It’s a big deal because al Sadr used to a pro Iran asset. However he broke from Iran. His militia was one of the more powerful Shia militias in Iraq. They actually fought US soldiers back in the day. Now the Mahdi Army(al Sadr’s militia) has basically said they gonna join the other Shia militias to fight the US. This means things are going to get real ugly in Iraq real soon once Iran gives the green light. They are going target American convoys, besiege US bases in Iraq, fire rockets and Iran has given the Shia militias short range ballistic missiles that would be used. Trump is an idiot.
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Sadr did not break from Iran. He's a populist and has looked to channel public anger about Iran's influence in Iraqi politics.But he did not break his ties. In fact he was in Iran when Soleimani got killed.

He also was there when the protests first started:Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr visits Iran despite protest upheaval at home

This may very well be Sadr trying to outmaneouver his competitors from PMU and other Shia political blocs, and to make the right noises to keep his ties with the Iran in good standing. Its the same reason Hamas is in Tehran right now.

I am very skeptical that anything like your last sentence will happen. I think Irans first priority is to limit blowback at home and anything that could destabilize their regime. Theyve remained patient and risk averse for four decades, I dont think it changes now. Just look how Hezb responded to Imad Mugniyehs assasination ( or didnt respond)
 
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How poetic would it be if they attacked a Trump property and he ruined his own business interests from this shyt he started?
 
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