Ali Arouzi

The swiss ambassador to Tehran has summoned again and Iran has delivered its message to the US according to foreign ministry spokesman. (the Swiss represent US interest in Iran in the absence diplomatic ties between Tehran and Washington)

Ayatollah Khamenei has gone to Qasem Soleimani home to offer his family condolences.

These criminals will suffer a tough revenge from the ones who want to avenge this bloodshed at the right time and place. The US is responsible for its genocidal adventurism.

Statement by national security council, attended by Ayatollah Khamenei: the US should recognize this genocidal attack on General Suleimani was their biggest strategic mistake in west asia and the US wont wont be let off lightly for this miscalculation.

Qasem Soleimani’s funeral wil be held in Tehran on Sunday. Ayatollah Khamenei will lead the service.

After Qasem Soleimani’s assassination Iran has no choice but to strike back relatively hard otherwise they risk looking week and that certainly has not been part of the strategy lately.

Qasem Soleimani was a revered figure amongst his supporters. Within in IRGC he was a master strategist who developed a wide network of militias across the region who were fiercely loyal to him & impowered Iran. Operationally nothing will change but his loss is a big blow to them.

Government spokesman Rabiee : the “US has crossed Iran's red line We will teach them a lesson they wont forget”

Sec Pompeo is saying that after the elimination of Qasem Soleimani the US is committed to deescalation. I don’t think this has been thought through very carefully if they think Iran is in the mood for deescalate.

The plan of the force will be exactly the same as the plan during martyr Soleimani’s tenure, noted the the supreme leader.

Iranian state media :Ayatollah Khamenei noted that Brigadier General Gha'ani has been one of the prominent commanders during the eight years of Sacred Defense and has been accompanying martyr General Soleimani during the past several years in the region.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Brigadier General Esmail Gha'ani as the new commander of IRGC Quds Force as Qasem Soleimani’s replacement.

The iranian national security council will give statement shortly on strategy. Ayatollah Khamenei attended which is highly usual

Iranian fighter jets are flying out of isfahan tabriz and persian gulf bases. A combination of F5, f14 tomcats and mig29 squadrons

When Sec Esper said on @mitchellreports that if US sensed Iran was planning an attack they would take preemptive action, I don’t thing anyone imagined they would take out Qasem Soleimani. This has opened Pandora’s box.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani now also saying that Iran ‘will take revenge for this heinous crime”

Deputy of IRGC coordinations, Naghdi : “the US should pack their bases and leave this islamic region or order coffins for their soldiers The zionists should also pack and head back to the European countries which brought them here”

IRGC spokesman: This temporary joy of US and Zionists wont last and will turn into mourning.

Iran’s supreme leader is talking about revenge. Hashtags get his tweets #Severrevenge. This has all the ingredients to be a pivotal moment between Iran, America and across the region.