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Funeral service in Tehran: Soleimani's daughter announces "black days" for the USA

2020-01-06T06:53:17.039Z


They call "Death America" ​​and "Death Israel": In Tehran, a huge crowd is preparing for the next funeral service for the killed General Soleimani. His daughter announced revenge.



Aerial photos showed an endless line of mourners, the Iranian authorities and media are expecting millions of participants: In Tehran, people are preparing for the next ceremony for General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US attack.

The black-clad people gathered around the University of Tehran, where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the spiritual leader of Iran, would later hold a prayer for Soleimani.

Many people held up portraits of Soleimani. The general had commanded the Quds brigades of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard responsible for foreign missions and also had great political influence in the Middle East. Many Iranian and red flags were waving in the crowd - in Iran, red is the color of the "martyrs". "Death America" ​​and "Death Israel" were also called.

The body of Soleimani is to be brought from Tehran to the Shiite stronghold of Qom after the mourning ceremony. The burial itself will then take place on Tuesday in Soleimani's birthplace of Kerman in Southeast Iran.

The US and Israel are facing a black day, announced Seinab Soleimani, the daughter of the dead. "Crazy Trump, don't think my father's martyrdom is over," she says before a large crowd at the funeral service.

Following a decision by the Iraqi parliament, the government in Baghdad has taken steps to withdraw US soldiers stationed in the country. Government officials in various agencies would prepare the legal steps and the process, the office of Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said. This will implement Parliament's decision to withdraw foreign troops, according to the state-run Iraqi news agency INA.

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In an emergency session on Sunday, Parliament surprisingly voted to withdraw the approximately 5,000 US soldiers stationed in the country. It urged the government to begin withdrawing all foreign troops that are part of the US-led alliance to fight the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia. The parliament also demanded that foreign troops should no longer use Iraqi airspace and ground in the future.

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The US government had described the parliamentary decision as "disappointing". She appealed to the Iraqi leadership to review the decision in light of the "importance of continued partnership" between the two countries in economic and security issues. President Trump has now threatened Iraq with drastic sanctions in the event of a hostile expulsion of some 5,000 U.S. soldiers from the country.

House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi of the opposition Democrats announces a resolution to limit President Donald Trump's military capabilities against Iran. The vote in the Congress Chamber on this should take place this week. The Senate then also deals with the resolution, where Trump's Republicans have a majority.

Trump had previously confirmed his threats against Iran. The United States would "retaliate heavily" for retaliation for the US military's killing of Soleimani, he told journalists on a flight aboard the Air Force One presidential plane. He was also ready to target Iranian cultural sites because Iran had killed Americans. Trump also says his government may be considering publishing intelligence related to the killing of Soleimani.

Source: spiegel

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