The Pentagon confirmed Thursday evening that President Trump had ordered airstrikes that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Iran’s top “shadow commander” is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more, the State Department said.
The President of Iran Hassan Rouhani promised to "take revenge for this heinous crime" carried out by the United States.
The U.S. State Department issued a security alert Friday morning urging all U.S. citizens to “depart Iraq immediately.”