Iran will pay a very big price, it's not a warning, it's a threat' - Trump says after

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Qassem Soleimani's Hand Before And After The Attack (Graphic Photos)

An image which circulated on Iranian media in the aftermath purporting to show Quds commander Qassem Soleimani's hand after the strike in the early hours of Friday.

Two officials from the Iran-backed People's Mobilzation Forces (PMF) said Soleimani's body was torn to pieces in the attack and a senior politician said his body could only be identified by the ring he wore on his left hand.

The ring bears strong similarities to the ruby ring worn on Soleimani's left hand in other photos.

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As the sun rose over Baghdad airport, daylight revealed the twisted remains of one of the vehicles the men had been travelling in. In total, a US drone fired four missiles that struck a convoy of cars, killing the two men and their entourage.

our precision missiles fired from a U.S. drone struck the two cars carrying Soleimani and his entourage, according to U.S. officials.

The cars were struck on an access road near the Baghdad airport in the early hours of Friday.

Soleimani had reportedly just arrived to Baghdad on a flight from Syria. Airport logs show a Cham Wings flight arriving from Damascus at 12.34am Friday Baghdad time, but it's unclear whether Soleimani was on that commercial flight or a private charter.




President Trump and Secretary of state reacts after the drone attack.



Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (centre) hugging Soleimani's son as meets with the family of late Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant general and commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani at his home in Tehran, Iran.






US orders citizens to flee Iraq 'immediately' as Tehran vows revenge.

US citizens in Iraq have been told to leave the country immediately in the wake of the air strike which killed senior Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani amid concerns the situation could escalate into a full-blown war - with President Trump later reinforcing the advice.


The State Department added: 'Due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the US Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended.

'US citizens should not approach the Embassy.'




Homeland Security braces for attacks on U.S. soil.

Major cities, including New York and Los Angeles, have said they are stepping up security in the aftermath of the airstrikes to prevent any revenge attacks.

Pictured officers stand guard at Times Square on Friday.









Thousands of demonstrators on the streets of the Iranian capital after Friday prayers demonstrate against US 'crimes' in Iraq as they mourn the loss of the revered general Qassem Soleimani.