Thousands gather to mourn Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani who was killed in US airstrike

Thousands of Iranian people gathered to mourn the death of Major-General Qassem Soleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike, ordered by US President Donald Trump, at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad on Friday. (Reuters)

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, left, meets family of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in the U.S. airstrike in Iraq, at his home in Tehran, Iran, Saturday. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, relatives of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in the U.S. airstrike in Iraq, meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Soleimani's home in Tehran, Iran, Friday.(Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, left, meets family of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in the U.S. airstrike in Iraq, at his home in Tehran, Iran, Saturday. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)