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Leader's Top Aide: US to Pay Heavy Price for Killing General Soleimani

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader's top adviser for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati condemned the US crimes in Iraq, and warned Washington of the dreadful consequences of its terror attack on Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

"Americans and their mercenaries will pay for the consequences of this terrorist crime," Leader's top aide said.

"Martyrdom of General Soleimani, to whom we owe most of our victories, will give a new life to the Resistance Front," Velayati added.

He reiterated that with the support of regional countries, the Resistant Axis will take General Soleimani's revenge.

Lieutenant General Soleimani was martyred in a targeted assassination attack by US aircraft at Baghdad International Airport early Friday morning.

"General Qassem Soleimani has been martyred by the US helicopters after lifetime efforts," the IRGC said in a statement early Friday morning.

The airstrike also martyred Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), or Hashad al-Shabi. The PMF media arm said the two were martyred in an American airstrike that targeted their vehicle on the road to the airport.

A PMF official said seven people were martyred by missiles fired by the US helicopters at Baghdad International Airport.

He said the dead included the PMF airport protocol officer, Mohammed Reda.

The Pentagon confirmed the attack in a statement.


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