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strike against US forces in Iraq would be only the beginning of a larger operation in the region, if the USA had responded, a senior Iranian commander is reported to say.

Quoted by state TV Amir Ali Hajizadeh said, the only suitable Revenge for Gen Qasem Soleimani , the kill, is traveling through the United States, the U. S. armed forces from the region.

His remarks came A Day after Iran missiles at the bases housing U.S. forces.

This was a response to Soleimani's death in Baghdad drone strike.

U.S. President Donald Trump was announced on Wednesday additional sanctions against Iran, but said Tehran was "stood down" after the rocket attacks.

But on Thursday, Vice-President Mike Pence told Fox News that "The President is the direction we're going, remains vigilant".

In another interview for CBS, Mr. Pence, said the US is the promotion of intelligence was received that Iran is sending messages to its allied militias goal was to attack US.

The U.S. house of representatives is expected to force a vote on Thursday on a resolution to put Mr. Trump to hold for further military actions against Iran, unless Congress gives it the all clear.

"members of Congress have, is serious, can attend to urgent concerns about the management of the decision, the enemy said, hostilities against Iran and its lack of strategy," Nancy Pelosi , speaker of The House of representatives, Selig in a statement.

What is the Iranian commander has to say?

In a press conference, revolutionary guards air and space covered by Iranian state media, commander Brig-Gen Hajizadeh said Iran was willing, the fire of hundreds or even thousands of missiles. In The Event less than 20 were fired.

The intention was not to kill the U.S. troops, he said, but the operation was so planned that as many as 500 died in The First stage.

The Commander of the appearance was a clear map of the regional makes

"We had thought that this was meet for Three Days to a week. We had a few thousand rockets for such circumstances," he said in remarks carried by the Fars news agency.

Brig Gen Hajizadeh also said that Iran had begun, cyber-attacks, which had disabled US systems for tracking missiles during The Strikes . However, U. S. officials could have been prevented, say the victims, at the base, because early warning systems worked efficiently.

Bbc Persian 's Jiyar Gol, the said commander, you look, with the flags of many of the militia lined up behind Him - it was a clear map of the regional, as it means that the groups under Iranian command.

The flags included those in Iraq , the mobilization of the population forces, whose leader was killed, in addition to Soleimani, such as the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas. The Flag of Yemen's Houthi Movement , which has, up to now, Iran denied always controlling, also was Present .

was One of the missiles at a base in Irbil

On Wednesday, Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei the attacks on US forces described as a "slap in The Face " for the United States, but said that Revenge is a "different Problem".

Gen Soleimani has been widely considered to be Iran's second most powerful man in the world.

"As head of the" Revolutionary guard " of the elite Quds Force , he was an architect of Iran policy in the Middle East .

Meanwhile, the has told US that it was "ready to engage, without preconditions, following in serious negotiations" with Iran, the countries in the exchange of hostilities.

In a letter to the United Nations, it is justified that Soleimani the killing as an act of self-defense.

As we have here?

the tensions between Tehran and Washington, the increase in the year of 2018 began after The President pulled the trump card, of the powers of the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the world. The agreement was intended to curb the Iranian nuclear program and to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Mr Trump wanted a New Deal that would curb Iran's missile program and their involvement in regional conflicts.

The US re-imposed sanctions against Iran, its economy in free fall.

Soleimani ' s assassination on 3. January, a sharp escalation between the U.S., Iran, and the Iranian-backed groups in Iraq , followed S. military contractor, triggered by the death of a U in a rocket attack on a US base in Iraq - for the U.S. has held Iran responsible.

The U.S. attacks against the Iranian-backed Kataib militia Hezbollah responded with air. Militia-supporters of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad attacked.

Soleimani was considered a terrorist by the US government that says he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American troops and was planning "imminent" attacks. The United States has no evidence.

Iran has vowed "severe Revenge " for his death. Millions of Iranians turned out for The Commander 's funeral and the mourning chants of "death to America" and "death to trump".

in the case of A mass panic at The Funeral in Soleimani, the home town of Kerman, killed 50 people and injured 200 more on Tuesday.

The U.S. influence on Soleimani and members of Iran killed-supported Iraqi militias, also vowed Revenge .

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Source of news: bbc.com