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Qassem Soleimani, Top Iranian General, Killed In U.S. Airstrike In Baghdad

Published January 3, 2020 at 11:40 AM CST
An Iranian woman covers her face with a picture of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration in Tehran against the killing of the top commander in a U.S. strike in Baghdad. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
An Iranian woman covers her face with a picture of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration in Tehran against the killing of the top commander in a U.S. strike in Baghdad. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S. killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad is expected to have larger repercussions.

Host Peter O’Dowd speaks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh (@DrJimWalshMIT) with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies program.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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