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Al Qaeda linked Hurras Al Din welcomes death of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani. In statement via its Sham Al Ribat media outlet, senior leader Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Makki says "the destruction of the enemies of Islam is a joy for the believers, even if the destruction was done by others" pic.twitter.com/3EPWIRoqWS

— jihadoScope (@JihadoScope) January 12, 2020

Instagram censoring the accounts of Farsi media outlets and Iranian influencers, International Federation of Journalists says https://t.co/uMHNRAN8Bu

— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) January 11, 2020

Press TV, Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran's retaliation against US only 'a slap' "Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s early Wednesday missile attack on US bases in Iraq following the American assassination of a top general was just “a slap”."

At least 40 people were killed in a stampede during a funeral procession for Iran's Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman.


Read more here: https://t.co/ZvrR0Yz37P pic.twitter.com/hsyFdjNxOG

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 7, 2020

Al Jazeera, Soleimani Assassination News rolling coverage, regularly updated.
Press TV, Coverage of the Homage (MP4)

Being circulated by Hezbollah supporters on social media pic.twitter.com/YFzSx9K0sq

— David A. Daoud (@DavidADaoud) January 6, 2020

Press TV, Millions pack Tehran streets to pay homage to Gen. Soleimani including Ali Khamenei's comments

Khamenei's Official Twitter includes:

Live: Bidding farewell to the pure body of the Iranian nation’s hero and the international figure of Resistance. You were assassinated by the most barbaric of mankind. https://t.co/Xz6l7rPEgY

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) 6 January 2020

BBC, Trump says US ready to strike 52 Iranian sites if Tehran attacks "President Trump has warned the US is "targeting" 52 Iranian sites and will strike "very fast and very hard" if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets."

As the Ambassador and high representative of my country in the UK, I strongly condemn the vicious lie and provocative news by #Times today. I will ask the concerned UK authorities to take swift action to stop such malicious false propaganda in this very sensitive time. pic.twitter.com/LVMPUJH79s

— Hamid Baeidinejad (@baeidinejad) January 6, 2020

Iran regime sympathizers launch Twitter campaign “Al intiqam al Qassi” meaning hard revenge but also a play on words for General Qassem Soleimani, killed overnight in US airstrike pic.twitter.com/kkNUUPTOsb

— jihadoScope (@JihadoScope) January 3, 2020

BBC, Shadow Commander documentary "The extraordinary story of General Qassem Suleimani with first-hand accounts of his secret deals and shifting alliances across Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. " First broadcast in March 2019.
Independent, US government website hacked to show pro-Iranian messages and bloodied image of Trump
ZD Net, DHS: Iran maintains a robust cyber program and can execute cyber-attacks against the US ""Iran maintains a robust cyber program and can execute cyber attacks against the United States," the DHS said. "Iran is capable, at a minimum, of carrying out attacks with temporary disruptive effects against critical infrastructure in the United States.""
Soufan Center, IntelBrief: U.S. Kills Qassem Soleimani in Major Escalation of Conflict with Iran"Based on past patterns, Iran is almost certain to retaliate for the killing of Soleimani, although in the past Tehran has sometimes waited for long periods before striking. One possible course of action would be to mobilize pro-Iranian Shia elements, the core of which are the Iran-backed Shia militias such as KAH – collectively known as Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) – that successfully beat back the so-called Islamic State, in an all-out attempt to drive U.S. forces out of Iraq. "

Who was Qassem Soleimani? Here’s 5 things to know about the Iranian commander killed by a US airstrike pic.twitter.com/0f9mOYgVcL

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) January 3, 2020

.@AFP graphic on the composition, role and influence of #Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Major General Qasem #Soleimani was commander of the IRGC foreign operations arm the Qods Force and Iran's pointman on #Iraq. pic.twitter.com/r2OsIJm5MB

— AFP Mideast & North Africa (@AFP_MENA) January 3, 2020

Iran has vowed revenge after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its growing military influence in the Middle East https://t.co/R9MAkgXcbT pic.twitter.com/uZS1APbvs7

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2020

“They didn't kill him, Obama and Bush, because they feared what the consequences would be. Yet Trump it seems, he has no filters.”@lindseyhilsum explains the importance of the killing of Qassem Soleimani and what might happen following his assassination by the US government. pic.twitter.com/ZQol1IpPKa

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 3, 2020

New Yorker, The Shadow Commander [essay from 2013]

Tags: Qassem Suleimani , Iran, Iran Internet, US Policy, Ayatollah Khamenei