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U.S. Assassination Of Top Iranian Military Leader Escalates Conflict In Middle East

Iran is vowing "revenge" after American forces killed top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike at Baghdad airport. The State Department is urging U.S. citizens to leave Iraq immediately amid fears of retaliation.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd gets a reaction from the region from Lina Sinjab (@BBCLinaSinjab), BBC Middle East correspondent based in Beirut.

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