In A Day Of Turmoil, Repercussions Of Soleimani Killing Grow More Widespread
Within a matter of hours, Iraq moved to expel U.S. forces; the U.S. said it would pause the fight against ISIS in Iraq; and Iran signaled it will stop abiding by limits of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Updated at 11:50 p.m. ET Sunday
As thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Iran on Sunday to mourn the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a series of dizzying developments convulsed the Middle East, generating new uncertainty around everything from the future of U.S. forces in Iraq to the battle against ISIS and the effort to quell Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Amid the fallout of the U.S. drone strike on Friday that killed Soleimani, Sunday saw the following whiplash-inducing developments unfold almost simultaneously:
- The Iraqi parliament voted to oust the thousands of U.S. service members stationed in Iraq.
- President Trump threatened Baghdad with sanctions if U.S. forces were forced to leave the country.
- The U.S. military announced that it would halt its fight against ISIS in Iraq.
- Iranian state television reported that Iran would no longer abide by the limits of the 2015 nuclear deal.
- Hundreds of
