Despite international calls for calm following the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, aggression between the US and Iran is continuing to escalate
But the prime minister has faced claims that his government has done"too little, too late" following Friday's deadly drone attack.
While Washington is threatening to attack dozens of targets if Iran retaliates by striking American nationals or US assets, officials in Tehran have been describing President Donald Trump as a"terrorist in a suit". On Saturday night, the president warned the US is prepared to target 52 sites that are high level and important to Iran and its culture"very hard and very fast" if the country follows through with its threat to enact"harsh revenge".
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic presidential candidate and a long-time political rival of Mr Trump, has accused the president of taking the US"right to the edge of war". Prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi had earlier urged MPs to end the presence of foreign troops as soon as possible.- hours after mourners chanted"death to America" over the killing of the top general. Another rocket fell on an air base housing US forces, but no one was injured.
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