Massive crowds gather in Iran for grand, multi-city funeral processions for Qassem Soleimani.
TEHRAN — A tide of mourners welcomed the body of Gen. Qassem Soleimani home to Iran Sunday ahead of a grand funeral for the man whose death stoked shock, anger and fears of escalation in the Middle East.
Tens of thousands packed the streets of the Iranian cities of Ahvaz and Mashhad to pay tribute to Soleimani, who wasThey were the first stops on a grand, multi-city funeral procession for one of the country's most powerful military and political figures., the future of America's presence in the region came into focus.
One of Qassem Soleimani’s main objectives was to expel the US from Iraq. Ironically his death seems to have sped up that process.Iraq's parliament voted Sunday to ask its government to end the presence of U.S. troops in the country. Meanwhile the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said that U.S. bases, warships and soldiers in the Middle East were now fair targets. Hassan Nasrallah said evicting the American military from the region was now a priority., Trump appeared to show no desire to ease the tensions that his strike had sent soaring.
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