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Donald Trump threatens Iraq with "sanctions, such as they never before have seen,"

President Trump has threatened severe sanctions against Iraq, the troops of the Parliament demanded the USA leave the country.

"We have a very extraordinary expensive air base, that it is. There are billions of dollars that it costs to build. We are not leaving unless you pay us back for it," he told reporters.

tensions are high after the U.S. killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad last week.

Iran has vowed "severe revenge".

Soleimani, 62, was head of the Iranian military operations in the Middle East as terrorists by the United States.

The General 's remains back to his home, where mourners Packed The Streets of Tehran early on Monday.

the new head of the Iranian Qods Force , which Soleimani led has vowed to refer to the US from the Middle East .

"We promise to continue to Martyr Soleimani, the path with the same Force . and the only compensation for us would be to remove America from the region," State Radio quoted Esmail Qaani as a matter of course.

Soleimani is considered to be the second most powerful figure in Iran

The Strike , which killed Soleimani also claimed The Life of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a top Iraqi military figure, has ordered the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah group.

What trump has to threaten Iraq?

Speaking from the presidential plane, Mr Trump said that if Iraq asked for the forces on an unfriendly basis, "we invite penalties you, as you've never seen before, never. It'll do Iranian sanctions seem a little tame. "

around 5,000 US soldiers in Iraq as part of The International coalition against the Islamic state (IS) group.

On Sunday, the suspended operations against the IS in Iraq, and Iraqi members of a non-binding resolution adopted to let the foreign troops.

was set by The decision of the Parliament of the Shia Muslim Block, the proximity to Iran.

How Iran responds to the US?

Iran has announced that it will comply with the restrictions, agreed, up to the year 2015 the nuclear deal, under which the limitation of sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors In Return for the lifting of economic sanctions.

U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the business in the year 2018, he said the Force wanted to negotiate with Iran, a "New Deal " would be, for an indefinite period of Time curbs going to stop on its nuclear program and its development of ballistic missiles.

Iranian MPs in the Parliament and chanted "death to America" for several minutes.

Iran refused, and had since then gradually Rollback its obligations under the offer.

In a statement, he said it would not observe the limitations on its ability for the enrichment, the degree of enrichment, the storage of enriched material or research and development.

The leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom, the Deals were all signatories, for the year 2015, in addition to China and Russia responded with a

"It is critical to escalate, the now de -. We appeal to all parties, the utmost restraint and responsibility," they said.

What trump has said about Iran?

Mr Trump has vowed to hit back at Iran in the case of the retaliation for Soleimani's death, "perhaps in a disproportionate way".

It is also a controversial threat to the enemies of the Iranian cultural sites is reiterated on Sunday that, despite criticism from the United States and overseas.

"are you allowed to kill our people. You are allowed to torture and maim our people. You are the roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we are not allowed to touch, your cultural side? It doesn't work," The President said.

In a series of tweets on Saturday, Mr Trump said the US identified had 52 Iranian sites, some "on a very high level & is important to Iran & Iranian culture", and warned that they "will beat VERY FAST AND HARD," if Tehran in the USA.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren , a leading member of the Democratic Party , responded Via Twitter: "to commit war crimes threaten. "

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in parallel with the destruction of the Middle East , attracted by the cultural riches.

"A memory of a hallucination about the Emulation, ISIS war crimes, by clicking on our cultural heritage," he tweeted. "Through thousands of years of history, the barbarians came and trashed our cities razed to the ground, our monuments and our libraries burned. Where are you now? We are Still here, & to stand upright. "

Targeting cultural sites is forbidden under the Geneva and Hague conventions, and against war, crime in the United States.

Iran's most important cultural sites,

Iran is the home of two dozen Unesco world heritage sites. These are the true signs of the UN cultural organisation, with a view to the preservation of their cultural, historical or scientific importance.

There is also importance of A Number of Websites - although it is not Unesco 's continued cultural. For Example , the Azadi (freedom) tower in Tehran is the meeting place for festivals, parades, and mass demonstrations was, for almost 50 Years .

elsewhere in The City , dedicated to the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini , the Islamic Republic 's founder, and also houses the tombs of some of the country's leading political figures.

How quickly Iran could develop a nuclear bomb?

The country has repeatedly stressed that its nuclear program is entirely Peaceful , But the suspicion that it was used to be a bomb, asked secretly, the UN security Council, US and EU impose crippling sanctions in the year 2010.

The 2015 agreement was designed to prevent the program in a verifiable manner In Return for sanctions relief.

limited to, the Iran enrichment of uranium used in nuclear fuel, But also nuclear weapons, to 3. 67%. Iran was also required to redesign built a heavy-water reactor whose fuel elements contain plutonium suitable for a bomb, and international inspections allow.

Prior to July 2015, had, Iran has a large stockpile of enriched uranium, and nearly 20,000 centrifuges, enough to make eight to 10 bombs, according to the White house at the Time .

President Hassan Rouhani in a nuclear power plant in Iran in 2015

U.S. expert estimates, to rush, that if Iran had decided to make a bomb, it would Take Two to three months to build until they had enough 90%-enriched uranium, a nuclear bomb is to build the so - called "breakout Time ".

Iran's current "breakout Time ", it should try to make a nuclear bomb to build, is estimated at around a year, But this could be reduced to half a year or even after a few months, when the enrichment levels are increased to 20%, for Example .

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Source of news: bbc.com