WHILE HIS SUCCESSOR HAS MADE A SOLEMN OATH FOR REVENGE.
SOLEMN OATH FOR REVENGE. FUNERAL PROCESSIONS, UNLIKE
FUNERAL PROCESSIONS, UNLIKE ANYTHING SEEN IN DECADES, ARE
ANYTHING SEEN IN DECADES, ARE CONTINUING THIS MORNING,
CONTINUING THIS MORNING, BRINGING IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER
BRINGING IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER TO TEARS, AS HE VOWS TO AVENGE
TO TEARS, AS HE VOWS TO AVENGE HIS TOP GENERAL, QASEM
HIS TOP GENERAL, QASEM SOLEIMANI, KILLED BY A U.S.
SOLEIMANI, KILLED BY A U.S. DRONE STRIKE IN BAGHDAD.
DRONE STRIKE IN BAGHDAD. CITIES ACROSS IRAN ARE NOW SEAS
CITIES ACROSS IRAN ARE NOW SEAS OF BLACK.
OF BLACK. OUR TEHRAN BUREAU CHIEF, ALI
OUR TEHRAN BUREAU CHIEF, ALI ARUSI.
ARUSI. >> EXTRAORDINARY SCENES OF GRIEF
>> EXTRAORDINARY SCENES OF GRIEF AND ANGER, PUNCTUATED WITH
AND ANGER, PUNCTUATED WITH CHANTS OF REVENGE AND DEATH TO
CHANTS OF REVENGE AND DEATH TO AMERICA.
AMERICA. THIS IS THE LARGEST FUNERAL
THIS IS THE LARGEST FUNERAL GATHERING SINCE THE DEATH OF THE
GATHERING SINCE THE DEATH OF THE FOUNDER OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IN
FOUNDER OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IN 1989.
1989. >> Reporter: BUT SECRETARY
>> Reporter: BUT SECRETARY POMPEO SAID IT’S ALL A
POMPEO SAID IT’S ALL A SHORT-TERM CRISIS.
SHORT-TERM CRISIS. >> PRESERVING AND PROTECTING AND
>> PRESERVING AND PROTECTING AND DEFENDING AMERICA IS THE MISSION
DEFENDING AMERICA IS THE MISSION THAT WE HAVE.
THAT WE HAVE. IT MAY BE THAT THERE’S A LITTLE
IT MAY BE THAT THERE’S A LITTLE NOISE IN THE INTERIM.
NOISE IN THE INTERIM. >> Reporter: IRAN ALSO SAID IT’S
>> Reporter: IRAN ALSO SAID IT’S FURTHER SCALING BACK COMMITMENTS
FURTHER SCALING BACK COMMITMENTS IT MADE TO LIMIT ITS NUCLEAR
IT MADE TO LIMIT ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. NEXT DOOR, IN IRAQ, THE FALLOUT
NEXT DOOR, IN IRAQ, THE FALLOUT IS EQUALLY SEVERE.
IS EQUALLY SEVERE. IRAQ’S PARLIAMENT VOTED TO KICK
IRAQ’S PARLIAMENT VOTED TO KICK OUT THE 5,000 U.S. TROOPS IN THE
OUT THE 5,000 U.S. TROOPS IN THE COUNTRY, ALTHOUGH THE ORDER, SO
COUNTRY, ALTHOUGH THE ORDER, SO FAR, IS NOT BINDING.
FAR, IS NOT BINDING. PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRED BACK,
PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRED BACK, TELLING REPORTERS ON AIR FORCE
TELLING REPORTERS ON AIR FORCE ONE, IF IRAQ DOES FORCE U.S.
ONE, IF IRAQ DOES FORCE U.S. TROOPS TO LEAVE, HE’LL MAKE IRAQ
TROOPS TO LEAVE, HE’LL MAKE IRAQ PAY FOR MONEY THE UNITED STATES
PAY FOR MONEY THE UNITED STATES SPENT IN IRAQ, ESPECIALLY TO
SPENT IN IRAQ, ESPECIALLY TO BUILD AN EXPENSIVE AIRBASE.
BUILD AN EXPENSIVE AIRBASE. WE’RE NOT LEAVING UNLESS THEY
WE’RE NOT LEAVING UNLESS THEY PAY US BACK, HE SAID.
PAY US BACK, HE SAID. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IRAN ARE
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IRAN ARE ALSO DANGEROUSLY TRADING VERY
ALSO DANGEROUSLY TRADING VERY SERIOUS THREATS OF WAR.
SERIOUS THREATS OF WAR. A COMMANDER OF IRAN’S REVOLUTION
A COMMANDER OF IRAN’S REVOLUTION REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, SAYS HIS
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, SAYS HIS COUNTRY HAS 35 U.S. TARGETS IN
COUNTRY HAS 35 U.S. TARGETS IN ITS CROSSHAIRS, READY TO PULL
ITS CROSSHAIRS, READY TO PULL THE TRIGGER.
THE TRIGGER. PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED OVER THE
PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED OVER THE WEEKEND, THE U.S. HAS 52 TARGETS
WEEKEND, THE U.S. HAS 52 TARGETS IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING CULTURAL
IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING CULTURAL SITES IN IRAN, EVEN THOUGH
SITES IN IRAN, EVEN THOUGH TARGETING THEM WOULD BE A
TARGETING THEM WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF WAR.
VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF WAR. PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDED THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDED THAT THREAT, SAYING, IRAN IS ALLOWED
THREAT, SAYING, IRAN IS ALLOWED TO TORTURE AND MAIM OUR PEOPLE
