Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general responsible for spreading Shiite influence across the Middle East and marshaling Tehran’s proxy terrorist forces, was killed in an airstrike in Iraq on Thursday night.

Iranian sources immediately blamed the United States, ratcheting up fears of a full-fledged conflict between the two countries and terrorist reprisals against U.S. targets worldwide. The Pentagon later confirmed that Soleimani was killed by the U.S. on President Trump’s orders.

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