US says it killed a top Iranian commander

Published on 3 Jan 2020 6:06:06 PM

The United States killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and spearhead of Iran's spreading military influence in the Middle East, on Friday in an air strike at Baghdad airport, the Pentagon and Iran said.

His death marks a new escalation between the U.S. and Tehran.