General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, was among those killed by US forces on Friday morning near the Iraqi capital’s international airport.
Tensions in the Middle East has soared, with Tehran plotting revenge for the attack on Iraqi soil.
US President Donald Trump has defended the military intervention and said it was ordered to prevent a war and not start one.
This is a developing news story, more to follow.
source: express.co.uk