Why did Trump order the killing of Iran's Qassem Suleimani? – video explainer
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Why did Trump order the killing of Iran's Qassem Suleimani? – video explainer
Qassem Suleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, was widely considered to be the most powerful man in Iran after the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and Iran's leading military figure.
Suleimani’s assassination has plunged the Middle East into a crisis that seems likely to lead to further escalation between Washington and Tehran.
The Guardian's Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov examines what motivated Donald Trump to order the assassination
