Iran and ‘free nations of region’ to avenge general’s killing — Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attend a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on December 20, 2019. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU and CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / POOL / AFP)

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and the “free nations of the region” will take revenge on the United States for killing Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, President Hasan Rouhani said Friday.

“There is no doubt that the great nation of Iran and the other free nations of the region will take revenge for this gruesome crime from criminal America,” Rouhani said in a statement posted on the Iranian government website.

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