Headline Roundup January 7, 2020
Stampede Kills at Least 40 At Funeral For Qasem Soleimani
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Featured Coverage of this Story
New York Times (News)
Iranian state-run news outlets reported a deadly stampede during the funeral procession for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in his hometown, Kerman, in southeastern Iran, on Tuesday.
Millions were reported to have flooded the town’s streets to witness the procession for the general, who was killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad last week. His death has fanned smoldering tensions between the United States and Iran, and fueled fears of a broader conflict.
The crowding and subsequent stampede in Kerman led to General Suleimani’s burial being postponed, state news media...
Iran said it is evaluating 13 possible ways to inflict a “historic nightmare” on the U.S. for killing a powerful Iranian general, whose burial was postponed after dozens of mourners died in a stampede.
General Qassem Soleimani’s exploits in conflicts from Syria to Yemen made him a national hero, and hundreds of thousands have turned out this week as his funeral procession stopped in various cities, first in Iraq, where he was killed in a drone strike, and later Iran. But the masses that met the cortege ahead of his...
Fox News Digital
At least 40 Iranians were crushed to death Tuesday in a stampede that erupted during the funeral for Qassem Soleimani, the general killed last week in a U.S. airstrike, the country’s state media is reporting.
The gory episode in Soleimani's hometown of Kerman, which also reportedly left more than 200 injured, came as the U.S. Maritime Administration is warning ships across the Middle East to be on alert for possible retaliatory attacks from Iran.
“Unfortunately as a result of the stampede, some of our compatriots have been injured and some...
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
No Majority Reached in Israeli Election, Netanyahu to Stay as Leader For Now
October 29th, 2026
Blog
Elections in Brazil, Israel, and Serbia
AllSides Staff
October 29th, 2026
.png)
Blog
The Insight: Where Israel and Gaza Stand 3 Years After Oct. 7
AllSides Staff
October 9th, 2026
Red Blue Translator
Arab Spring
More News about Middle East on AllSides
News from the Left
News from the Center
News from the Right
Fox News Digital
