Qasem Soleimani

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

In a letter to the United Nations, the United States, The Killing of Iranian General reasoned Qasem Soleimani , as an act of self-defense.

Iran retaliated by firing missiles at air force bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq, causing no casualties. It is also the UN said it was an act of self-defense.

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's policy in the Middle East .

Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei described the rocket attacks as a "slap in The Face " for the United States and demanded an end to The American presence in the region.

On Thursday, The Revolutionary guards' aerospace commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the missile strikes were the start of a process that would continue.

she had not meant to kill U.S. troops, state TV quoted him as saying, but aimed at damaging U.S. military operations.

Tehran had used "to disable cyber-attacks, U.S. aircraft and drone navigation systems" during the rocket attacks, he said.

In a letter to the UN security Council, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft , said the US was ready to negotiate, "with the aim of avoiding a further threat to international peace and security, or the escalation of the Iranian regime".

The Killing of Soleimani was justified, The Letter argues, in accordance with article 51 of the UN Charter, the member States demanded "immediately" to the security Council any measures that the exercise of The Right to self-defense.

The United States would have added further measures "as necessary" in the Middle East for the protection of its personnel and their interests, The Letter .

But Iran's UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said the US offer of talks was "incredible," while forcing US further tough economic sanctions against Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to hold talks with Iran without preconditions - to and from President Hassan Rouhani . In September, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would never, in bilateral talks, saying it was part of America's policy "to put pressure on Iran".

Ayatollah Khamenei said that it could take part in multilateral talks with Iran and The Other parties to the offer.

Iran is also cited article 51 as a justification for his attack on US.

In the Iranian letter, Mr. Ravanchi wrote that Tehran "tried to escalation or war" - after the exercise of its right to self-defense by taking a "measured and appropriate military response to the orientation of an American airbase in Iraq".

Mr Trump has previously threatened military action against Iran, if it says to target U.S. personnel and bases, but, Iran-attack, no losses had caused.

"No Americans were injured in the Last Night attack of the Iranian regime," he said.

"Iran seems to be, that is a good thing for all concerned," he added.

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

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

It is The Most direct attack by Iran on the US since the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979.

a total of 16 missiles launched, the said at least three sites in Iran, at about 02:00 local time on Wednesday (22:30 GMT on Tuesday), Minister of defense Mark Esper ,.

at least 11 of them to the air base in Al Asad hit, West of Baghdad, at least another hit of the Irbil-based, he said. Several other rockets landed in some distance from the objectives.

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, said he believed that early warning systems losses had been prevented.

"[What] I believe, after what I saw and what I know is that she said were destined to structural damage, destroy vehicles and equipment and aircraft, killing, and staff," he said.

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 a landmark nuclear Deal between Iran and the world. The agreement was intended to curb Iran's nuclear program and 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, by its economy in free fall.

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

The U.S. responded with air attacks against the Iranian-backed Kataib militia Hezbollah. 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 with mourning-chants of "death to America" and "death to trump".

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

The US-impact on Soleimani and members of Iran killed-supported Iraqi militias, also vowed revenge.

However, US Vice-President Mike Pence told Cbs News that "intelligence" indicated that Iran had asked its allied militias not to attack US Targets .

Source of news: bbc.com