US-Iran War Over General Soleimani’s Death? Unlikely – Here’s Why

A war between Iran and the US is not likely, despite tensions. Why? Because nobody really wants it.

On the morning of 6 January, Tehran woke up to hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets to mourn the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani by the United States.

As the nation wept, Iran’s leaders swore ‘severe’ revenge for the man who led the country’s elite IRGC’s Quds Force and was often considered more powerful than even the President when it came to regional power broking.

And Iran’s retaliation began before long.