America to send 3,000 more troops to Middle East after Soleimani assassination
The US will send 3,000 more troops to the Middle East after the airstrike that killed Iranian military chief General Qassem Soleimani left the region on the brink of war.
The airstrike has been condemned by Iraq, which said the attack could "spark a devastating war in Iraq".But US President Donald Trump has defended the strike, saying Soleimani planned attacks against Americans, and said he should have been taken out years ago. The US claimed Soleimani was planning attacks on American diplomats and troops in Iraq, and President Donald Trump said he should have been "taken out" many years ago.
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