https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50979463

This has a significant possibility of escalating to a terrible degree. Soleimani was essentially the second-most powerful man in the country; this would be akin to a foreign power assassinating Mike Pence.

What a fucking stupid decision that will undoubtedly lead to Shia-orientated attacks on western civilians to further justify American sabre-rattling with Iran. That's the best case scenario, the worst being an all-out war with Iran which would make Iraq look like a meaningful conflict in comparison. Repugnant and very worrying.