The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani has brought condemnation from the international community. Some have wondered what was the reason for such a violent response from the US. Some speculated that war is coming soon and the US wants to downgrade Iran's ability to fight. Some American politicians have suggested that it is a distraction to corruption in the Trump presidency. What ever the case may be Iran will respond. It has a few options in other countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. US military bases would be targeted. It would be unlikely that a terrorist attack would be conducted on US soil. Iran is one of the regions biggest military powers next to Israel and Saudi Arabia. The US has caused more controversy by engaging in a policy of targeted assassination. Turkey wants to assert itself more in the region and if conflict were to break out it would be involved. Turkish military involvement has already occurred in Syria and Iraq. The death of Qasem Soleimani only complicates matters in a volatile region .
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