Iran's Quds Force
Explosions at IRGC General Soleimani's assassination anniversary day in Kerman VIDEO
Local authorities announced that it was a terrorist attack.
A large number of ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and the injured were taken to local hospitals. The New York Times reports that 141 people were injured. All were transferred to hospitals.
US aircraft land at Souda air base amid heightened tension in Middle East
Four CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor planes and two C-130 Hercules military cargo planes landed at the military base at Souda in Crete on Thursday, Kathimerini understands.
According to sources, the six aircraft, which flew to Greece from the RAF Mildenhall US air base in England, will be deployed in potential operations to evacuate American nationals or officers from Iraq's wider region.
Israel's Netanyahu to cut short trip to Greece after Soleimani strike
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to cut short his trip to Greece following the assassination of Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force, said an official in Netanyahu's office.
US hits pro-Iran group with deadly strikes in Iraq, Syria
The U.S. has carried out air strikes against a pro-Iran militant group in Iraq, killing 19 fighters, two days after a rocket attack that killed an American civilian contractor.