BBCNEWS BBC News At Five January 3, 2020 17:00:00
Today at 5pm, us troops kill a top iranian general in an air strike a major escalation in tensions between the United States and iran. Qasem soleimani was irans most powerful military commander, and tehrans strategic mastermind. He was killed as his convoy left Baghdad Airport. Iran has promised what it calls harsh vengeance for his death. President trump said Qasem Soleimani was planning attacks to kill or injure thousands of americans in the middle east. The President Trumps decision to remove Qasem Soleimani from the battlefield saved american lives. There is no doubt about that. He was act...