This is bbc news. The headlines at seven. Us troops kill irans top military commander in an air strike. Qasem soleimani was a strategic mastermind. President strom said he was planning attacks to kill hundreds of americans. We dont seek war in iran but at the same time we are not going to let iran put american passat lives at risk without trying to de escalate the
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And notjust in new york. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8 in the evening in washington where the Trump Administration has been forced to deny it plans to pull us troops out of iraq. As demanded by the baghdad parliament. It follows the emergence of a leaked letter that the us defence secretary has called misleading. All this, prompted by the us killing of an iranian general in iraq. The funeral of Qasem Soleimani in tehran has attracted huge crowds, thought to be in the millions. Our middle east editor, jeremy bowen reports from baghdad. Crowd chants death t0 america in persian tehrans broad avenues were jammed with mourners, estimated in millions. Not all iranians are this distressed about the death of the leaderships hardest man. General Qasem Soleimani was a dominant force in a regime that shot dead hundreds of protesters on irans streets at the end of 2019. His supporters were
Editorjeremy bowen. This was the moment that the us assassinated Qasem Soleimani and pushed the middle east into a new year and new decade of uncertainty and more danger. The pictures came from a tv station controlled by iran. The attack, from a missile fired from a drone, hit his motorcade as he was being driven out of baghdad airport. The us and iran were already fighting a war in the shadows. Neither side wants uncontrolled escalation, but the chances of miscalculation and a lurch into a bigger war have increased. Qasem soleimani was no ordinary foe. For a generation, he was probably americas most capable enemy. His death delivers a blow to the heart of the iranian regime. For many years, soleimani built up irans power outside its borders and made it, and himself, a major player in iraq, syria and lebanon. He was a talisman for iranian hardliners who have been rocked to their core. Theyll want to get even perhaps more than that. Last sunday, american air strikes killed 25 members of
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