An ominous red flag symbolizing an impending war was raised in Iran on Saturday, following the airstrike assassination of General Shahid Qassem Suleimani.
Historians say that this is the first time the flag has ever been raised by the Iranian government, which signifies a new era of military tensions and weakened diplomacy between the United States and Iran.
According to the Sun, the words that were written on the flag could be translated to: “Those who want to avenge the blood of Hussein.”
The flag was reportedly raised to the top of one of the largest and most famous mosques in Iran, Jamkarān Mosque, in the city of Qom.
The Sun also reported that high ranking Iranian officials promised attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East, including warships that are stationed in the Persian Gulf.
First Time In The History, Red Flag Unfurled Over The Holy Dome Of Jamkarān Mosque, Qom Iran.
Red Flag: A Symbol Of Severe Battle To Come.#Qaseemsulaimani#قاسم_سليماني pic.twitter.com/B1mcePk4Ri
— SIFFAT ZAHRA (@SiffatZahra) January 4, 2020
On the same day that the flag was raised, Reuters reported that rockets were shot at a heavily fortified “green zone” in Baghdad, which is home to many government buildings, including a United States embassy.
Luckily, there were no casualties reported in the attack, and no one has claimed responsibility. U.S. officials suspect that Iran is behind the rocket attack, but there are many forces in the region that want the U.S. military and their allies to go home. As a result, the attack could have come from a number of different groups that are fighting for either power or independence in Iraq.
The United States has also stepped up its presence in the Middle East, sending an additional 3,000 troops to bases within striking distance of Iran. Following the initial attack, the United States, Canada, and other western nations urged citizens to cancel any travel plans to Iran, and warned those who are currently vacationing in the country to come home as soon as possible, which could be a signal that some type of further military action is expected.
Trump Says US Will Strike 52 Iranian Sites “VERY FAST AND VERY HARD” If Tehran Retaliates
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an ominous threat to launch a major military assault on “very important” targets related to Iran in the latest sign of a looming military conflict unleashed by the shocking U.S. assassination of a top Iranian military commander.
On Saturday, Trump upped the stakes of any potential retaliation by Tehran for the drone strike by serving notice that the Pentagon had identified 52 sites important to Iran and its culture that would be wiped out “VERY FAST AND VERY HARD” if the Iranians avenge the killing of Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2020
Tweeting from Mar-a-Lago after a day of golf, Trump wrote:
“Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!”
In separate tweets, the former real estate tycoon wrote:
“Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters.”
“He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years.”
The bellicose warning comes as Tehran continues to signal an impending military response to the killing of its top general.
Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2020
Also Saturday, Reuters reported that General Gholamali Abuhamzeh, a senior IRGC commander in the southern province of Kerman, warned that the Islamic Republic reserves the right to avenge Soleimani’s death. In comments first reported by Iranian state media outlet Tasnim, the general added that vital U.S. targets in the region had been identified a “long time ago.” He said:
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there … vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago … some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach.”
The warning came as Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif posted a tweet calling U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “an arrogant clown masquerading as a diplomat” after he claimed that the people of Iraq were dancing in the streets over the U.S. killing of Soleimani, a top Iraqi militia leader and others tied to local militias.
Gholamali Abuhamzeh, who commands the Islamic Revolutionary Guard said Friday that they already have 35 potential targets identified for a counter-strike against the US.
Said among the targets are American ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf pic.twitter.com/SfhhKk9qe6— Graphenes (@Graphenes1) January 4, 2020
The Iranian top diplomat said that the Iraqis had taken to the streets in the tens of thousands to mourn the Iranian general’s death, proving Pompeo wrong. Zarif wrote:
“24 hrs ago, an arrogant clown—masquerading as a diplomat—claimed people were dancing in the cities of Iraq.
Today, hundreds of thousands of our proud Iraqi brothers and sisters offered him their response across their soil.”
Continuing, the Iranian foreign minister said that the killing of Soleimani had set in motion the process of the U.S. being expelled from the Middle East. He wrote:
“End of US malign presence in West Asia has begun.”
24 hrs ago, an arrogant clown— masquerading as a diplomat— claimed people were dancing in the cities of Iraq.
Today, hundreds of thousands of our proud Iraqi brothers and sisters offered him their response across their soil.
End of US malign presence in West Asia has begun. pic.twitter.com/eTDRyLN11c
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) January 4, 2020
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we need to stop bickering like childeren over who is right and what eachother deserve if were all so religious then read your books again love thy neighbor we are as much a united nations that stay divided as we are all the people of earth that cant put a line between anyone or anything utopia for all can be possible if we do the math and do better to communicate and understand all sides no one should starve when we all can learn and apreciate how to fast and not eat certain times of are life religious or not we are one species and not in a race as serperate races to see who is better the better one of us are already holding hands and breaking bread with the soilder enemy that did wrong to the other only cause one persone we thought was smarter than all humanity in that society combined donald trump inst the only retard in charge so disgusting to see a world that can come together only to stay seperated over pety stupid thing we can share it all if we stop being selfish we all live at the same pace going to the same place in the end why do we have to make it hell along the way to the next life or a rest in the end we can make heaven on earth for all if we all pitch in and stop being greedy no reason disgustiong pathetic most kids can do the mathe and feel the truth but its like when were adult ;we forget what we learned in kindegarten =[[[
that is one heck of a run-on sentence!
“Very fast and hard”
That’s what she said.
prove it. your even defeated with a 300 spartans with your 10000 soldiers. persians?