US President Donald Trump threatens Iran with major retaliation if Iran attempts to kills one of United States major commanders in revenged for Qasem Soleimani The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, also threatened sanctions against US ally Iraq after its parliament called on American troops to leave the country. Trump and his advisers have been defending the US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, whose death has escalated tensions in the region. Trump says Soleimani was planning attacks against Americans and said he would consider releasing intelligence reports that led him to direct the killing. When asked about potential retaliation by Iran, Trump said: “If it happens, it happens. If they do anything, there will be major retaliation.” Trump has said the operation was conducted to avoid war with Tehran and warned against further escalation, but he has employed tough rhetoric in public, tweeting that the United States had targeted 52 Iranian sites, some “at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture” if Iran struck any American or American assets in retaliation.
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