American president, Donald Trump says Qassim Soleimani "should have been taken out many years ago!"

The President of the United states of America has justified his decision to assassinate an Iranian general, Qassim Soleimani.

General Qassim Soleimani, who was the head of Iran's elite Quds force, was killed in a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport early today. A move that drastically escalates the US-Iran tensions.

The strike also affected the life of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran backed militias, known as the PMF or Popular Mobilisation Force.

The president of the United states of America, stated in a tweet in his Twitter account that Iranian leader, Qassim Soleimani "should have been taken out many years ago!".

This is what he tweeted: "The United states has paid Iraq billions of dollars a year, for many years. That is on top of all else we have done for them. The people of Iraq don't want to be dominated & controlled by Iran, but ultimately, that is their choice. Over the last 15 years, Iran has gained more and more control over Iraq, and the people of iraq are not happy with that. It will never end well!

General Qassim Soleimani has killed or badly wounded thousands of Americans over an extended period of time, and was plotting to kill many more...but got caught! He was directly and indirectly responsible for the death of millions of people, including the recent large number of PROTESTERS killed in Iran itself. While iran will never be able to admit it, Soleimani was both hated and feared within the country. They are not nearly as saddened as the leaders will let the outside world believe. He should have been taken out many years ago!"