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In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech at the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rouhani is to visit Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in hopes of easing nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington and relieving tension in the Middle East. Friday's visit is the first by an Iranian prime minister in 19 years and comes just before Japan is expected to announce a plan to deploy its troops to the Middle Eastern seas to ensure the safety of Japanese vessels transporting oil from the region. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)

Iran ditches nuclear deal after Qassem Soleimani killing: State TV

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to members of the media at a rally at West Delaware High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Manchester, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Elizabeth Warren suggests Qassem Soleimani strike timed for Donald Trump impeachment trial

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg pauses before answering a question as he campaigns on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Pete Buttigieg questions Qassem Soleimani killing

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this May 24, 2017 file photo, Gen. Esmail Ghaani speaks in a meeting at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran. (Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News Agency via AP) **FILE**

Esmail Ghaani leads Quds Force after Qassem Soleimani death

By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Mourners carry the coffins of Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Iran has vowed &quot;harsh retaliation&quot; for the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

The Latest: Turkish president seeks calm amid US-Iran crisis

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Donald Trump gives evidence April 25, 2012, to the Scottish Parliament's Economy Energy and Tourism Committee in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Associated Press/Scottish Parliament)

Donald Trump repeatedly claimed Obama would take U.S. to war with Iran to win reelection

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Protesters demonstrate over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 4, 2020. Iran has vowed &quot;harsh retaliation&quot; for the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Blowback: Iran abandons nuclear limits after US killing

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

In this Sept. 18, 2016, photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport on Friday Jan. 3, 2020 killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran's policy in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) **FILE**

Iran proved vital to al Qaeda’s safe passage, according to bin Laden records, 9/11 commission

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Protests in Massachusetts criticize killing of Iran general

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This undated photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, shows Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later on Friday appointed Qassem Soleimani's deputy, Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani as the new commander of the Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force. Soleimani was killed in the U.S. airstrike in Iraq. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran general steps out of Soleimani’s shadow to lead proxies

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2016 photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport on Friday Jan. 3, 2020 killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran's policy in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Thousands mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Protesters demonstrate over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 3, 2020. Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" for the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top general

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2016 photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport on Friday Jan. 3, 2020 killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran's policy in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?

By JOHN DANISZEWSKI - Associated Press

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

U.S. military had authority to ‘take the shot’ against Iran’s Soleimani

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 24, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the target of a Friday U.S. airstrike in Iraq was “plotting to kill” many Americans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump says he ordered death of Iranian Gen. Soleimani ‘to stop a war’

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

US long watched Soleimani, but feared risks of a strike

By ZEKE MILLER and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Geraldo Rivera laments strike on U.S. ‘friend’ Qassem Soleimani, says Quds leader ‘saved people’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during his Bernie's Big New Year's Bash, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Bernie Sanders stands to benefit from Soleimani killing

By Ethan Epstein - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks on the Senate floor, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 at the Capitol in Washington. (Senate TV via AP)

Chuck Schumer condemns Trump for no advance notice on Soleimani killing

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times