This is the moment and American guided missile slammed into a convoy carrying Iranian Quds commander Qassem Soleimani, killing him along with four other high-ranking figures.

As the Middle East grappled with the death of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, a key ally of President Donald Trump was gloating.

The image (pictured) appears to show General Qassem Soleimani being welcomed into paradise by Imam Hussein following his death in a US air strike yesterday morning.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Netanyahu on the phone on Wednesday night, and the following morning the Israeli leader tweeted about 'very, very dramatic things' in the region.

Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) an 'arrogant clown' following the funeral procession for slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani (right).

Mike Pompeo has accused European allies including the UK, France and Germany of 'not being helpful enough' over the attack while heaping praise on regional allies including Israel.

The notification is classified and likely describes Trump's justification for the attack that killed the high-level Iranian official, who was considered second in power to the Ayatollah.

Kerr, left, tweeted Friday to say Pence, right, 'is lying about Soleimani's involvement in 9/11'. He added: 'One thing I've learned...is to not believe our government when it comes to matters of war.'

Speaking for the first time after the killing of General Qasem Soleimani, Boris Johnson said that the UK would 'not lament' his death and called for a de-escalation of threats in the Middle East.

Protesters across the West have gathered today to condemn the US drone strikes following the death of Iran's highest ranking general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.

Parliament speaker Ali Larijani compared Soleimani's killing to the 1953 CIA-backed coup that cemented the shah's power and to the U.S. Navy's shootdown of an Iranian passenger plane.

Adel Abdul Mahdi (left), Iraq's caretaker prime minister, said he was due to meet with top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani (right) on the day he was killed in Baghdad on Friday.

Boris Johnson's official spokesman refused to criticise the dramatic drone strike despite threats from Tehran that UK forces could be 'collateral damage' in reprisals.

More Americans back Donald Trump's decision to conduct an airstrike that took out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani than those who disapprove, according to a poll released Monday.

Joe Biden delivered a foreign policy speech Tuesday where he laid out why it was impossible to believe the Trump administration's claims that Qassem Soleimani was an imminent threat.

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Qassem Soleimani hometown before the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force was laid to rest.

Iran's first retaliatory move was delivered in a 22-missile strike on US bases in Iraq last night. However, despite an array of devastating options it is believed the Ayatollah pulled his punches.

American soldiers were either flown out of the al-Asad base (left) by 11pm on Tuesday local time or were sheltering in bunkers - waiting until the missiles fell at around 1:30am on Wednesday.

Jerry Holliman, 69, says he was exposed to Agent Orange, has battled cancer and diabetes and that he's now stuck in a Mississippi veterans home feeling abandoned by his country.

Damien Mander spent three years in Iraq training the country's paramilitary, before finding his new calling in Africa training poachers to secretly track and arrest poachers illegally hunting animals.

American soldiers were using drones armed with missiles to monitor the streets of Sadr City in Baghdad in late 2007 when they noticed large crowds taking to the streets to welcome a VIP.

Veterans of Foreign Wars said Trump (left) must apologize for saying concussion suffered by troops in the Iraq attack is 'headaches' - as Joe Biden (right) branded comments 'disgusting'.

Bertie Carvel, 42, stars alongside Waleed Zuaiter, 49, in Channel 4's gripping new thriller Baghdad Central. The pair told how having an Arab Muslim as the lead character is nothing less than historic.

Diane Douglas 'completely broke down' when she discovered a massive metal container had been dumped on the grave of her son Allan, who was shot dead in Iraq, at Dyce Cemetery in Aberdeen.

President Donald Trump fired Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman from the White House on Friday after the war hero testified against him in the House impeachment inquiry.

Gordon Sondland has become the second impeachment witness to be fired by President Trump, less than 48 hours after the Commander-in-chief was acquitted by the Senate on two charges.

'Fake News @CNN & MSDNC keep talking about "Lt. Col." Vindman as though I should think only how wonderful he was,' Trump wrote in a tweet on Saturday morning from the White House.

'The president (left) this morning made a series of obviously false statements concerning Lt Col Vindman (right),' Vindman's lawyer, Ambassador David Pressman, said.

America ranked top in a new survey looking at 'soft power' - a country's ability to influence others without using military or economic might - followed by Germany and the UK, researchers found.

The Ministry of Defence has named the British servicewoman killed in a missile attack on Camp Taji in Iraq as Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, 26.

Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base. Her cousin said: 'You are a true hero, taken from us doing what you loved doing, and done so well.'

Archaeologists have uncovered a sacred plaza in Iraq that was used to appease Ningirsu - a hero-god of war. Some 5,000 years ago, where people held feasts, rituals and animal sacrifices in the pit.

Documents show Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (left), was informed of a meteorite that killed one man and paralysed another after landing in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 22, 1888.

Kendall Jenner bundled up on a breezy day in West Hollywood with an oversize plaid coat and black sweatpants. She stopped by Alfred Coffee for a quick caffeine fix.

Kim said in the video: 'She made a quarantined section for Kim and Kanye.' She then revealed some rag doll versions of herself and Kanye sitting at a tiny table with a bottle of hand sanitizer.

With schools moving to online learning, libraries closed, sports called off and enrichment classes cancelled, not to mention the social distancing movement, it's time to get creative.

Khloe Kardashian has always been the most outgoing Kardashian member, so it was no surprise she made some new friends during a wine tour in Napa.

Khloe Kardashian cuddled with one-year-old daughter True in matching white satin pajamas amid the social distancing recommendation in the wake of coronoavirus pandemic.

The 35-year-old reality star has been best friends with the 37-year-old new mother since 1999, so she was thrilled to become an 'auntie'

When Kim Kardashian debuted her latex outfits during Paris Fashion Week earlier this month, she had her fans wondering how she squeezed her curves into them. 

The 22-year-old reality star's two-year-old privileged princess appeared to be wearing all 24 of a $3 package of Trolls temporary tattoos

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has donated a whopping $1M to help doctors get the face masks, face shields and protective gear they need to help the sick suffering from COVID-19.

Khloe Kardashian glumly scrubbed makeup off her walls in a new teaser for this weekend's Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The stains were left by a fight between her sisters Kim and Kourtney.

The 34-year-old actress originally paid the 35-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians star $5.5M for the Mediterranean-style villa in 2014

After shedding her claws in a blowout fight with Kim Kardashian on the season premiere of KUWTK, Kourtney Kardashian showed her wild side in a skin-tight animal print gown.

Khloé's best friend Malika Haqq tells her: 'Someone just saw Corey Gamble at the [Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel] with a redhead. They rode the elevator together to the 14th floor.'

It began when Blair, 47, posted a photo showing her made up to look like Jenner and spoke about how she wished she was self-isolating with her and how much she loved her.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 22, donned avocado print pyjamas while larking around with her daughter Stormi during the COVID-19 lockdown

Wearing a low-cut hot pink tank top and large hoop earrings and some very glam makeup, the 35-year-old reality TV star looked fetching.

Kourtney Kardashian took to social media on Thursday to remind her fans that she threw a very elegant Christmas party last year. The event was like a winter wonderland