 Iran threatens final blow against U.S. An Iranian military commander threatened the U.S. over the killing of Iran's top general over three years ago, vowing to drive American forces out of the Middle East. According to the Times of Israel newspaper, Iran has repeatedly vowed vengeance since a U.S. airstrike killed General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq in January 2020. Although the Americans martyred Haj Qassem Soleimani, they received the first blow and now are receiving the second blow, which is nothing but their gradual withdrawal from the region. Iranian general Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the final blow has yet to come to them. Salami said, according to Iran's semi-official FARS news agency, Soleimani, the architect of Iran's regional military activities, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in neighboring Iraq. He is hailed as a national icon among supporters of Iran's theocracy. Iran responded to the killing of Soleimani by launching a barrage of missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq, causing dozens of brain-concussion injuries but no deaths among U.S. soldiers stationed there. Iranian officials have repeatedly vowed to take further steps and impose sanctions on individuals accused of taking part in the operation. According to U.S. officials, Iran has launched at least 80 attacks against U.S. forces and locations in Iraq and Syria since January 2021. The vast majority of those have been in Syria.