General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, has been killed by US 발렌티노=발렌티노여성의류 forces in Iraq.
The Pentagon confirmed he was killed "at the direction of the president".
It comes after reports of a strike 이미테이션시계=이미테이션 이미테이션시계 이미테이션미러급 at Baghdad's international airport, which is said to have killed a number of people.
The death marks a huge escalation which analysts fear could lead to an Iranian response.
Gen Soleimani was a major figure in the Iranian regime. His Quds force reported directly to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and he was hailed as a heroic national figure.
US President Donald Trump 발리=발리여성의류 tweeted an image of the American flag after the news broke.
Global oil prices meanwhile soared more than 4% in the wake of the strike.
