351: The US and Iran Aren't Likely to Go to War Over General Soleimani – Here’s Why
On the morning of 6 January, Tehran woke up to hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets, to mourn the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani by the United States. As the nation wept, Iran’s leaders swore revenge for the man who led the country’s elite IRGC’s Quds Force and was often considered more powerful than even the President when it came to regional power broking. And Iran’s retaliation began before long. On 7 January, four days after General Soleimani’s assassination, Iran declared ALL US forces “terrorists”. 15 hours after this declaration, Iran hit back, launching missile attacks on two US airbases in Iraq - Ain al-Asad in Anbar province and a facility in Erbil. Irani state television claimed that at least 80 “American terrorists” had been killed, although there was no mention of american casualty in the western media. Will Iran and US go to war? Not likely. Here we explain why Iran and the US won’t go to war over General Soleimani’s assassination, and why a war between the two countries could be catastrophic for the world, especially for India!Guests: Lt. General(Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain Kabir Taneja, Fellow a Head of West Asia Initiative, Observer Research FoundationKhemta Jose, International Affairs Correspondent, The QuintHost a Producer: Vishnu GopinathEditor: Jaskirat Singh Bawa
