Qasem Soleimani

The US decision to assassinate Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on January 3rd has taken US-Iran tensions to a new level. At first glance, the US strike appears at odds with the reluctance of Donald Trump, the US president, to drag the US into a new war in the Middle East. However, from Mr Trump's perspective, it represents a calculated response to the recent escalation in tensions between the US and Iran, which culminated in an attack against the US embassy in Iraq by Iran-backed militia in late December. As the embassy attack illustrates, these tensions have mainly unfolded in Iraq, a country where both the US and Iran wield significant influence and which represents the new battlefield between both countries.

The House voted Thursday to prevent President Trump from taking additional military action against Iran, an opening move in a Democratic-led campaign to reassert congressional authority over the use of force abroad.

At same conference, US Ambassador Friedman says US has strongest army in the world, prays for ‘overwhelming’ victory over Tehran.

06/01 - 13:52 - ¿Quién era el general iraní asesinado el 3 de enero? Como figura clave en los esfuerzos expansionistas de su país, su muerte podría instaurar un nuevo capítulo de tensiones geopolíticas en la región.

The German Chancellor will travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin this coming Saturday. The pair plan to discuss the Iran escalation as well as the conflicts in Ukraine, Libya and Syria.

Irak considera que el ataque en Bagdad es una "violación flagrante" de su soberanía.

China on Friday (Jan 3) appealed for restraint from all sides, "especially the United States", after top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq.

Alemania y Reino Unido elevan la vigilancia en Irak tras la operación estadounidense Los gobiernos de Alemania y Reino Unido han extremado la vigilancia de sus despliegues militares en Oriente Próximo, principalmente en Irak, a raíz de la operación de Estados Unidos en la que ha muerto el general iraní Qasem Soleimani, tras la que el líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, ya ha prometido una "dura venganza".

Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US air strike in Iraq.