Breaking News: President Donald Trump Declares War Against Iran “A Moment That Will Go Down In History”

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The United States killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in an air strike in Iraq on Friday.

Soleimani spearheaded operations in the Middle East, and his killing marks a major escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran.

BBC defence and diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus answers your questions about what this action means.

While some have described the killing of Soleimani as "a declaration of war" by the United States against Iran, it is important both not to overstate nor to understate the significance of the moment.

Donald Trump declared war against Iran while Russia and China will be major roles in this. He states, “This will be a moment that goes down in history.”

But this could become a defining moment for the Middle East and for Washington's role in it. A significant Iranian retaliation is to be expected, and this could lead to a cycle of action and reaction that could bring the two countries ever closer to an all-out conflict.

Iran's response might be against US military interests in the region but equally it could be against any US-related target that Iran thinks vulnerable.

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The US would argue that Soleimani was responsible for unprovoked attacks on American forces in Iraq. Those forces were there at the request of the current Iraqi government.

Soleimani was a man whom Washington believed already had the blood of many US personnel on his hands. Meanwhile the Quds organisation he headed was seen by the US as a terrorist organisation. So his killing may follow a US legal narrative.

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