City of mashhad. Thousands of people filling the streets even beyond what you see here. The body of top iranian general Qasem Soleimani was returned to his homeland. He was killed in an air strike on friday. A Funeral Service in tehran on monday and burial expected on tuesday in his hometown. Meantime, tehran threatening, quote, harsh revenge. That prompted a warning from the u. S. President who said that america has identified 52 iranian sites it could hit if iran retaliated for soleimanis death. Privately, the u. S. Administration is telling congress it fears a reprisal from iran could come within weeks. Well, back in baghdad where fridays strike took place, the Iraqi Parliament is expected to convene an emergency session at this hour. Theres a lot to talk about. Our correspondents fanned out around the region standing by with the very latest. Arwa damon is in baghdad. Nic robertson with rperspective and Nick Payton Walsh in beirut and ill begin in the iraqi capital where some are sa
Its monday, january 6th. Its 6 00 in new york. We begin with breaking news. Growing anger and fallout from President Trumps decision to kill irans top general. We have remarkable live pictures that you can see of hundreds of thousands of people on the streets in iran lining the streets of tehran to mourn the death of Qasem Soleimani. Earlier this morning irans Supreme Leader praying over the slain generals body as soleimanis daughter directly threatened an attack on the u. S. Military. Iran is also abandoning whats left of the 2015 agreement to contain its Nuclear Weapons program. While iraqi lawmakers have voted to expel nato forces from their country. All of this as President Trump repeats his threat to hit cultural sites if iran retaliates. Two senior u. S. Officials describe widespread opposition to that idea within the Trump Administration. President trump is also threatening to impose, quote, very big sanctions, end quote, on iraq if they force out american troops. House Speaker
Preparations to welcome the multinational police mission, which is expected to be led by Kenya, have been ongoing in Port-au-Prince since May 12, with the support of the United States. However, a new wave of legal controversies in Kenya continues to pose challenges.
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