Media Reacts to Soleimani’s Assassination
On 3rd January,2020 when everyone was still in a festive mood, when US President Donald Trump gave approval to kill Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani,62 at the last minute while he was on a vacation at his resort in Florida in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday. This triggered a sense of fear for World War III amongst the people round the world. In a statement about the attack, the Pentagon said: “At the direction of the president, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani.” It added: “This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. “The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world. ” The country’s President, Hassan Rouhani, promised Iran would continue to resist “American expansionism” and “take revenge” on the dead general’s behalf . Media ar