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​Huge crowds turned out for the funeral of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Tehran on January 6. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to hit Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates for the assassination of Soleimani on January 3. Meanwhile, Iraq’s parliament has called for U.S. troops to be expelled from the country.