We’re
covering the death of a top Iranian commander in a U.S. drone
strike, the Trump administration’s ban on certain flavors of
e-cigarettes, and a debate about the best seat on a New York
subway
train.
By
Chris Stanford
Maj.
Gen. Qassim Suleimani in 2016. He led the powerful Quds Force of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guards Corps. Office
of the Iranian Supreme Leader, via Associated Press
Iran
vows revenge after U.S. kills top
general
Iran’s top security and intelligence commander was killed
early today in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that was
authorized by President Trump, American officials said. It was Mr. Trump’s most
significant use of military force to
date.
The
death of the commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, was a major blow to Iran and
a sharp escalation in Mr. Trump’s campaign against Tehran. Here are the latest
updates.
Iran’s
supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for three days of public mourning
and then retaliation. U.S. officials were preparing for the possibility of
cyberattacks and
terrorism.
Go
deeper: General Suleimani, who was seen as a potential leader of Iran,
designed nearly every significant operation by the country’s
intelligence and military forces over the past two decades. The U.S. accuses him
of having caused the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers in
Iraq.
In
Washington: Mr. Trump’s decision to kill General Suleimani was one that
Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama had rejected, fearing it would lead
to war. The strike was carried out “without the consultation of Congress,”
according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leaving lawmakers starkly divided along party lines.
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