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Iran's President Rouhani has it will revenge for the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on Friday. In a strongly-worded statement, President Rouhani said: "The Americans do not what grave error they have . Revenge for his blood will secured, and the filthy hands of America will be off forever from this region." Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei similarly vengeful comments. He said: "Severe retaliation murderers who the blood of Mr Soleimani and that of other martyrs on their wicked hands." He said Soleimani's death would Iran's hostility towards the United States and Israel.

Qassem Soleimani, 62, was as the second most powerful figure in Iran. He Iran's pre-eminent military leader and was as the architect of Iran's spreading influence in the Middle East. Such his popularity with many Iranians, he was the "rock star general". U.S. President Donald Trump said he the assassination of Soleimani after the death of an American in attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Mr Trump said the assassination was to war in the region. He Mr Soleimani a terrorist responsible for thousands of deaths. The world now on tenterhooks to see how Iran . "World War III" was the top-trending hashtag on social media on Saturday.