Ahead of weather conditions the scribed is catastrophic. Hello thank you for joining us iran has vowed to retaliate after the u. S. Assassinated its top military commander leaving the middle east on a knife edge custom so the money who was regarded as the 2nd most powerful figure in iran died in an airstrike near Baghdad Airport a top Iraqi Paramilitary commander on the on the hunt this was also killed iraqs Prime Minister says the act will light the fuse of a destructive war well in iraq and angry crowds protested after friday prayers condemning the assassination and chanting death to america and Supreme Leader ali khamenei who had a close relationship with so many vowed severe revenge for his killing as leaders around the world expressed concern and condemnation the u. S. Ordered all its citizens to immediately leave iraq its forces and israels are now on high alert some of the fulton reports now from like that. Heart break in the upper ranks of the Iranian Military at the official announcement of the death of Major General custom so in mani the commander of irans quds force the revolutionary guard unit responsible for foreign operations so the money was killed in a u. S. Drone strike in baghdad. And a spontaneous outbreak of joy in iraqi cities over the passing of a man many see as the embodiment of irans meddling here i sure wish i didnt have to listen to me i feel happy about killing solo money the reason is because of his foreign interference in iraq would you accept that our intervening in all the families issues everything has been trees. In the early hours of friday morning shortly after arriving at Baghdad International airport a u. S. Strike targeted a convoy of silly money and his close ally hondas the deputy head of the Iraqi PopularMobilization Forces an iranian backed part military group other members of the group were also killed for irans Supreme Leader ayatollah ali common a soul in money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle and he warned there will be revenge the cruelest people on earth assassinated the honorable commander who courageously fought for years against the evils and bandis of the world sulaimani is martyrdom well make iran more decisive to resist americas expansionism and to defend our values with no doubt iran and other freedom seeking countries in the region will take his revenge. Already. While there is talk of revenge many iranians dont want to see war their own fear with our support and it will definitely increase violence but i fundamentally disagree with violence and conflict i believe people moving toward peace in negotiation to reach the goals is much better soleimani enjoyed some support when he led the charge to displace islip from iraq a strong. Holds but many iraqis now blame iran for instability and interference in their country and soleimani directly for a violent crackdown on antigovernment protests which began in october the us assassinations are the most extreme escalation in tensions between to head on in washington in recent years and many in baghdad fear it will continue to play out on iraqi soil and if an indistinct has she you may say and we condemn this its unacceptable for Something Like this to be happening in our country its a tween america and iran and in the end we will be hurt our situation is already not stable many iraqis oppose iranian and american interventions alike. Earlier this week mohandas himself let a crowd of Popular Mobilization forces supporters as they attacked and besieged the u. S. Embassy in baghdad he walked alongside of another senior military leader of the pro iran group who has now called on his followers to take up arms against the american presence iraqs caretaker Prime MinisterAbdullah Abdullah mahdi condemn the u. S. Strike as a violation of iraqs sovereignty and the rules of engagement of the american presence here he called the death of mohandas an aggression against the iraqi state. Parliament is due to hold an emergency session on sunday but analysts say the government beleaguered and divided after 3 months of antigovernment protests will struggle to mount a decisive response Iraqi Government is very weak for the time being there will be no more the statements coming out of the. Caretaker Prime Minister or from the ministry of Foreign Affairs other than that i dont expect anything from the Iraqi Government but probably the Iraqi Parliament will. Call for an immediate session and do will discuss the current. Americans in iraq agreement and probably they will ask for the department of the American Forces from iraq. Whether their response to u. S. Presence in iraq will be political or military the assassinations have put an end to a precarious balance of power that had us far accommodated both u. S. And iranian interests in iraq the iraqi capital already a battleground for tensions between the u. S. And iran is bracing itself for the aftermath of the biggest escalation yet with both u. S. And iranian backed troops on the ground the country risks being caught in the middle of a military fallout between washington and tehran simona 14 aljazeera but that well meanwhile Irans National Security council has vowed to retaliate in the quote right place and time after holding an extraordinary meeting on friday dorsetshire in tehran has more now on the mind his life and the reaction to his this. Shock and disbelief at the events that have led to this as a nation of the head of the bulls force hossam so the money have now turned into anger and frustration and their vows of revenge the Supreme Leader has been at the home of awesome soleimani and where hes been speaking to his surviving family members and passing on his condolences weve also heard a statement thats issued by the supreme National Security council of iran headed by president sandra honey where they said that they will respond appropriately to the actions of the United States now all this happening while the iranians have said that after the attack took place there was a message that was sent to tehran via the Swiss Embassy from the americans about the decision they took and the iranians have now since responded now we dont know the contents of these messages that have gone back and forth but it is Something Interesting to watch in the coming days but lets take a closer look at the events that unfolded earlier today. In his hometown of care man in central iran thousands gathered to say goodbye to a man many saw as more than just the head of irans elite force Major General hossam soleimani came into the role more than 20 years ago and had been one of the masterminds of irans military strategy in the region whatever anyone else thought about so they money he was revered and admired by many in the Islamic Republic because. I heard it on the radio in the taxi this morning i was waiting for the names of those killed when i heard general salim on each name i said oh god he was martyred the former unfortunately its clear that wherever the u. S. Enters it is after domination for its own interests general saloon monny was one who stood up bravely especially fighting i saw. He was a key figure 100 percent they were targeting him they knew where he was surely a role wont leave it on on sort of will do something silly money rarely. Spoke in public but gave this interview in october saying irans revolutionary guard had expanded what he called Islamic Resistance to half a 1000000 square kilometers connecting iran through iraq and syria to lebanon the cuts force runs irans Foreign Military and Clandestine Operations so they money delegated iranian diplomats to meet u. S. Officials after the 911. 00 attacks and they brutally worked together against the taliban. But that relationship didnt last long. The u. S. And iran spirals aligned once again in the fight against eisel but then evolved beyond the battlefield in april last year the u. S. Designated irans Islamic Revolutionary guards corps as a terrorist organization but so in money had the full support of his government the Supreme LeaderAyatollah Khamenei awarded him irans highest military honor last year same so a money had survived many attempts on his life both here in iran and abroad and now his death will likely embolden the groups who support it as a rainy and mark 3 days of National Mourning many here are looking to see what will happen next. Aljazeera tehran. U. S. Secretary of state my pump aoe says the airstrike has made the world a much safer place as washington had intelligence so the money was actively plotting an imminent attack lou our best to release everything that we know thats appropriate that we can that doesnt put anyone at risk what will do our best we want the world to understand that there was in fact an imminent attack taking place the American People should know that this was an intelligent teligent space investment the drove this well and fisher joins us live now from the pentagon so alan do we have any idea what this intelligence was that michael said the u. S. Had to and also do we have an indication of how much planning and how many people were involved in the situation to launch this attack. Well certainly when it comes to planning we got a taste of what was about to come from mark esper who is the defense secretary on thursday when he said that the game in the middle east had changed that was foreshadowing what was going to happen just a few hours later and certainly while many people were concerned that the gang of 8 as the new and senior figures in both the house and the senate of both republican and democratic parties were not informed in advance of what was about to happen some key figures where Lindsey Graham who is an ally of donald trump hes a republican senator he was in florida playing golf with the president on monday and tuesday and said that when he was there he got some idea that the plan was under way then Kevin Mccarthy who is the leading republican in the house he was actually at last night put a picture on instagram saying he was with the president and he made a very brave decision so he obviously knew what was going on the interesting thing is might prompt says this decision was based on evidence and that americans will no be safer but his own state department has put out an advisory warning americans to leave iraq as soon as possible and so there is that contradiction there there are many on both sides of the house who will want to see this intelligence what exactly was being planned why where there are so many people at risk that donald trump unlike other administrations have apparently considered this very same attack by the way the other criticism of donald trump has been that he isnt a great strategic thinker we know that he acts impulsively he follows his goal got a great deal he says he doesnt want a war with iran he said it just a couple of days ago dont and mara lago and his instincts are to pull americans away from conflict zones he wants to pull more americans out of afghanistan he pulled them out of syria as you remember did that in a tweet he campaigned on ending american involved. Form wars and will obviously do so again so he was obviously given intelligence that said this is your best chance to do it and went ahead and did it it cryptically tweeted a American Flag but hes followed that up by saying that general. Solomon had what was responsible for the death of thousands of americans and was about to be responsible for the deaths of more but got caught that is why they launched this attack no normally you would expect that podium behind me on a day like this to have some sort of briefing but the pentagon isnt sending anyone here not least mark esper who is the defense secretary but they have been sending some staff people here from the pentagon on to capitol hill to talk to senior figures to. Excuse me to explain the thinking of behind the attack but there will be questions about what made donald trump take this action this isnt the same as when he attacked abdul. Baghdadi this is slightly different because this figure was a Senior Member of the administration in taren so theres a great deal of questions still to be answered we hope we get the chance to our ask esper or someone from the Defense Department at some point on friday that obviously isnt going to happen but that gives us some idea of the tar moyle that is happening here because no ones entirely sure that the pentagon the state department and donald trump has a plan its been said to me before there are no chess players in this administration they know how to make the 1st move but they dont know what happens 51015 moves down the line and so have they made they made arrangements to make sure that people will be safe we do know the pentacle are sending 3000. 00 extra troops they will be leaving North Carolina in the coming hours we are told they are joining the 750 who were sent just earlier this week because of the unrest there own the embassy in baghdad but 3000 more troops because obviously theyre concerned about the threat and backlash from around. With the latest from the pentagon thank you now Iraqs Parliament is due to hold an extraordinary session on sunday to discuss the u. S. Airstrike osama bin divide joins us live now from baghdad what are they likely to discuss there osama and generally what reaction has there been coming out of iraq. Well the reaction has been near unanimous condemnation saying that this is a flagrant violation of iraqs National SovereigntyPrime Minister the president leaders of various political factions here in iraq have all come out with saying more or less the same thing but we have heard statements through the day from these factions saying that this is an act of war this is going to create. A problem not just in iraq but beyond iraq into the whole region as well and you must realize of course im still in money was no ordinary military commander he is one of the very few people who respect in military circles who are aligned with iran not just in iran and iraq but also in syria and lebanon in yemen and far beyond even reaching to words of than assad so he is one of those figures who was a larger than life which was built according to the profile that was built around him and at a time when iran was fighting multiple fronts expanding its influence in the region and then he has been killed in baghdad in iraq which has been trying to place itself away from the conflict that had been brewing for months between the ring and the americans weve heard repeated calls from the Iraqi Government asking that they do not want to be part of this conflict but yet again they find themselves in this conflict and it is worth noting that right now the government that is in charge of iraq is a caretaker government a government which cant even pass its own budget so yes it is going to be holding an emergency session yes theres allusions will be passed but what practically practical steps that can it can take on lets say that very very limited unless a new government is formed and that could take weeks and months so there is a lot of frustration and internally at home this Government Faces a very divisive divided iraq where there is no iran groups which have been celebrating the death of course until the money and then there are the militias the house the xabi and other groups which have been demanding action against foreign troops presence visibly the United States which indeed is sending more troops to the region. For the latest from back that thank you. Well the Israeli Military was put on high alert as the country braced for fallout from the killing the Prime Minister also cut short a visit to greece Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his support for the United States same President Trump deserves credit for acting swiftly and decisively just as israel has the right of selfdefense United States has exactly the same right cousin silliman is responsible for the deaths of american citizens and many other innocent people he was planning more such attacks president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully decisively israel stands with the United States in its just goggle for Peace Security and self defense. And the oil prices jumped nearly 3. 00 a barrel following the killing of soleimani with the International Benchmark for crude jumping more than 3 percent in early trading markets fear that tehran may retaliate by disrupting Global Energy supplies from the middle east