Soleimani killing: How likely is a conflict between the US and Iran? - BBC Newsnight
President Donald Trump said the US killed Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani "to stop a war, not to start one". But has his calculation backfired?
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Soleimani was hailed as a national hero in Iran, and widely viewed as the second most powerful person in the country after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Soleimani was killed in a drone strike in Baghdad, ordered by US President Donald Trump. It marks a major escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran, with the killing sparking sparking concerns of a wider conflict as Iran has vowed “severed revenge”.
US correspondent David Grossman reports from Washington DC.
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Soleimani was hailed as a national hero in Iran, and widely viewed as the second most powerful person in the country after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Soleimani was killed in a drone strike in Baghdad, ordered by US President Donald Trump. It marks a major escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran, with the killing sparking sparking concerns of a wider conflict as Iran has vowed “severed revenge”.
US correspondent David Grossman reports from Washington DC.
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.
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