page_title: Reactions to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani
section_title: Iran
hierarchical_section_title: Reactions to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani / Iran
caption_attribution_description: English: assassination of Qasem Soleimani
context_page_description: The US military's 2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike, which killed the high-level Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Iraq, brought strong reactions from around the world. Some governments welcomed the killing, while some condemned it. Most called for restraint and diplomacy.
context_section_description: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared three days of mourning, and vowed to take "harsh revenge" against the U.S.
  President Hassan Rouhani also said that Iran "will take revenge".
  Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted on Twitter that the attack was "an extremely dangerous and foolish escalation" and released a statement saying that "the brutality and stupidity of American terrorist forces in assassinating Commander Soleimani ... will undoubtedly make the tree of resistance in the region and the world more prosperous."
  Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, wrote in an official letter to the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General António Guterres: "by any measure, is an obvious example of State terrorism and, as a criminal act, constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law, including, in particular, those stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations".
  Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi compared Trump to ISIL, Hitler, and Genghis Khan, also calling him a "terrorist in a suit."
  Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee posted that "[Soleimani] joined his martyred brothers, but we will take vigorous revenge on America." Soleimani's daughter Zeinab Soleimani said during her father's funeral that "the families of the American soldiers in western Asia will spend their days waiting for the death of their children."
  On 4 January, a red flag unfurled above the dome of Jamkaran Mosque in response to the airstrike, that according to Washington Examiner, symbolizes vengeance. While being broadcast on Iran's Channel One, the eulogist at Soleimani's funeral procession addressed a crowd during processions at Mashhad and called for a bounty of US$80 million (roughly US$ 1 for every Iranian citizen) to be placed on Donald Trump.
  On 7 January, Iran's parliament approved a €200 million increase in the Quds Force's budget, to be used in two months. Iran's parliament also voted to declare the United States Armed Forces to be a terrorist organization.
  On 8 January, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani praised Qasem Soleimani's merits on fighting ISIS, al-Nusra and al-Qaeda and announced, Iran's "final answer to his assassination will be to kick all US forces out of the region".
caption: An Iranian social media post calling for severe revenge.
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