1. Why was General Soleimani an important target for the airstrike?
General Soleimani was a high figure in Iran. People looked up to him and supported him as a strong military leader. He was an important target because he led the Iranian covert operations and intelligence, similar to the CIA. He was vital to Iran's military.
2. How did the Department of Defense (the Pentagon) justify this attack?
2. How did the Department of Defense (the Pentagon) justify this attack?
The Pentagon said that General Soleimani intended to attack American diplomats and service members in the Iran area. They had killed hundreds of Americans and wounded thousands. America targeted the general to stop him from doing any more damage.
3. How have Iran's leaders responded to the US attack?
3. How have Iran's leaders responded to the US attack?
Rouhani (president), Khamenei (supreme leader), and Mohammad Javad Zarif(foreign affairs minister of Iran) have all responded.
4. How has President Trump responded to Iran's promises of "revenge"?
President Trump threatened to attack multiple Iranian sits if Iran seeks revenge. The U.S. will target 52 sites within Iran that are important to Iranian culture. The targets will be hit very fast and very hard.
5. Why have some said that Trump's response would be considered a war crime?
5. Why have some said that Trump's response would be considered a war crime?
Javad Zarif believes Trump's response would be a war crime because he is targeting cultural sites like mosques which are considered a war crime.
6. What impact has this attack on Iran's leadership had on normal Iranian people?
6. What impact has this attack on Iran's leadership had on normal Iranian people?
The attack has united the normal Iranian people. They see the general as a martyr and a hero. People have been chanting "Death to America" and "We will take our revenge" throughout the streets of Ahvaz and Mashhad.
7. How has the government of Iraq responded to the US attacks on Iranian leadership?
7. How has the government of Iraq responded to the US attacks on Iranian leadership?
The government of Iraq suggested parliament order U.S. troops to leave the country. They are planning a larger retreat from the broken nuclear deal. They have begun stockpiling uranium and exceeding enrichment limits imposed by the agreement.
8. What was the 2015 Nuclear deal between Iran and the Obama Administration?
The deal between the U.S., Iran, Britain, France, Russia, China, Germany, and the European Union put tight restrictions on Iran's nuclear program and eased some international sanctions against the country.
9. What did President Trump do to the Iranian government because he disagreed with the deal?
9. What did President Trump do to the Iranian government because he disagreed with the deal?
Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran's oil sector. They targeted Iran's ability to trade and acquire currency and its oil exports in efforts to pressure Iran to negotiate what it said would be a new, better nuclear deal.
10. Which parts of the deal does Iran say it will stop following?
10. Which parts of the deal does Iran say it will stop following?
Iran plants to have no limitations in production including enrichment capacity and percentage and number of enriched uranium and research and expansion.
11. Which parts of the deal does Iran say it will continue to follow?
11. Which parts of the deal does Iran say it will continue to follow?
Iran will continue to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to review its nuclear research.
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