Mourners Vow Revenge at Soleimani's Funeral
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Trump projected a wartime posture as he wrapped up his holiday vacation here, reiterating that if Iran took military action against the United States he may order attacks on Iranian cultural sites, which could constitute a war crime under international law. He vowed on Twitter to “quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner.” Trump threatened Iraq as well. He countered the Iraqi parliament’s move Sunday to try to expel foreign troops, including U.S. forces, by telling reporters Above: The that he would respond by impos- coffins of Gen. ing “very big sanctions” on the Qassem Soleimani nation and demanding that Iraq and others who Mourners vow revenge reimburse the United States for were killed in the billions of dollars it had in- Iraq by a U.S. vested in a major air base there. drone strike are Should Iraq force out the carried on a truck Americans, Trump said, “We surrounded by will charge them sanctions like mourners during a at Soleimani’s funeral they’ve never seen before, ever. funeral procession BY NASSER KARIMI AND JON GAMBRELL It’ll make Iranian sanctions look in Tehran, Iran, on somewhat tame.” Associated Press Monday . He added that he would im- EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AP TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader wept Monday pose “very big sanctions” on over the casket of a top general killed in a U.S. airstrike Iraq “if there’s any hostility, that Right : Iranian in Baghdad, his prayers joining the wails of mourners they do anything we think is Supreme Leader who flooded the streets of Tehran demanding retaliation inappropriate.” Ayatollah Ali against America for a slaying that’s drastically raised Trump also flouted protocols Khamenei, left, tensions across the Middle East. at home, making a mockery of w eeps as he The funeral for Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem his necessity to advise Congress leads a prayer Soleimani drew a crowd said by police to be in the mil- of military action by writing on over Soleimani’s lions in the Iranian capital, filling thoroughfares and Twitter that his tweets would coffin at Tehran side streets as far as the eye could see. Although there serve as official notification of University on was no independent estimate, aerial footage and Associ- strikes. Monday. ated Press journalists suggested a turnout of at least 1 As leaders in capitals around IRAN PRESS TV/AP million. the world monitor the fallout from Authorities later brought his remains and others to last week’s U.S. drone strike that Iran’s holy city of Qom, turning out another massive for the killing of American troops in Iraq and accused killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem crowd. him of plotting new attacks just before his death Friday. Soleimani, Trump let loose in It was an unprecedented honor for a man viewed by Soleimani also led forces in Syria backing President all directions without regard to Iranians as a national hero for his work leading the Bashar Assad in a long war. law or convention or even policy. Guard’s expeditionary Quds Force. The U.S. blames him SEE FUNERAL ON PAGE 5 SEE IRAQ ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, January 7, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES France enters crucial week of talks with unions Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................0.9705 Euro costs (Jan. 7) ............................$1.1489 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 30.15 Dollar buys (Jan. 7) ...........................€0.8704 Turkey (Lira) .........................................5.9736 British pound (Jan. 7) .......................... $1.35 (Military exchange rates are those BY SYLVIE CORBET between the prime minister and SNCF, said train traffic was im- Japanese yen (Jan. 7) ........................106.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Jan. 7) ............1,141.00 Associated Press worker unions are to resume proving Monday across the coun- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3770 Tuesday. Macron was holding a try, with 8 out of 10 high-speed Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound .....................................$1.3136 PARIS — French President nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Cabinet meeting Monday ahead trains running. Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.2989 purchasing British pounds in Germany), Emmanuel Macron is preparing of the talks. Yet the Paris metro was still China (Yuan) ........................................6.9766 check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ................................6.6825 to launch a crucial week of nego- The government is “not inflex- severely disrupted, with most facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ....................................16.0501 rates provided for reference when buying tiations with labor unions amid ible,” Le Maire said, suggesting of lines open only for a limited Euro ........................................ $1.1184/0.8942 currency. All figures are foreign currencies nationwide protests and transport Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7695 there is room for negotiation in- amount of time and several sta- to one dollar, except for the British pound, strikes against the government’s Hungary (Forint) .................................294.94 cluding on the financing of the tions closed. Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4727 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, plans to overhaul the pension pension system. In his televised New Year’s ad- Japan (Yen) ........................................... 108.14 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) system. The hard-left union CGT union dress, Macron vowed to carry out Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3037 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...................................8.8057 French Finance Minister called for workers to disrupt the the overhaul of the pension sys- Philippines (Peso)................................. 51.12 Prime rate ................................................4.75 Bruno Le Maire told France country’s oil depots and refiner- tem but called on his government Poland (Zloty) ..........................................3.79 Discount rate ..........................................2.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7513 Federal funds market rate ...................2.50 Inter radio that “a compromise ies later this week. to find a “quick compromise” Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3499 3-month bill .............................................1.49 has never been so close,” as talks The national rail company, with unions. South Korea (Won) ..........................1,169.30 30-year bond ...........................................2.25 WEATHER OUTLOOK TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY IN EUROPE WEDNESDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 39/33 Kabul 33/21 Seoul 40/36 Baghdad 65/46 Kandahar 48/39 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 40/36 48/36 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 54/37 37/33 50/46 Iwakuni 55/51 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 69/65 Brussels 40/29 Guam 63/50 47/39 Ramstein 54/50 82/78 Lajes, 41/32 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 63/46 71/59 66/62 40/34 36/28 Aviano/ Vicenza 41/29 Naples 50/36 Okinawa Morón 70/66 58/40 Sigonella Rota 51/32 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 83/76 60/39 51/47 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES Classified .................. 12 Comics ...................... 16 Crossword ................. 16 Faces ........................ 14 Opinion ..................... 14 Sports ...................17-24 Tuesday, January 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Mideast crisis complicates large Europe drill BY JOHN VANDIVER prioritize “great power competition” with Stars and Stripes ‘ We are monitoring the situation closely, but as of Russia and China, which Defense Secre- STUTTGART, Germany — The bur- today DEFENDER-Europe 20 planning is unchanged tary Mark Esper has repeatedly stated is geoning crisis in the Middle East may ’ the top priority for the U.S. military. Beth Clemons by But attempts to shift away from the complicate the Army’s plans to hold the USAREUR spokesman largest military exercise in a generation in Middle East, dating back to the Pacific Europe this year. pivot of the Obama administration, have Defender-Europe 20, which is set for proved difficult. The Pentagon last year this spring, is expected to send 20,000 U.S. USAREUR spokeswoman, said in a state- to the Middle East. Special operations sent 14,000 additional troops to the Middle soldiers to Europe in the largest Army ment Sunday. USAREUR will “remain troops have also deployed to the Middle