U.S. Strike Kills Powerful Iranian General, Iran Threatens Revenge

Iranian leaders issued strident calls on Friday for revenge against the United States after the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in an overnight airstrike at the Baghdad airport. The strike spurred mass displays of public mourning by Iran and its network of allies across the Middle East.

General Suleimani, a powerful strategist who represented Iran’s influence across the region, was killed by an American drone at Baghdad airport, in an attack that had been authorized by President Trump and that ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran. The death...

Iran warned Friday that a "harsh retaliation is waiting" for the United States after top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed by the Pentagon in an airstrike.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed vengeance.

Khamenei said in a statement published by Iranian state media that the "cruelest people on earth" assassinated the "honorable" commander who "courageously fought for years against the evils and bandits of the world."

Khamenei called for three days of mourning.

"His departure to God does not end his path or his mission," the statement said,...