The force that through the green fuse drives the flower / Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees / Is my destroyer. / And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose / My youth is bent by the same wintry fever¡¦.by Dylan Thomas
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BBC defence and diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus answers your questions about what this action means.
How likely is this to escalate to WW3? - Lewis Alcott
While some have described the killing of Soleimani as "a declaration of war" by the United States against Iran, it is important both not to overstate nor to understate the significance of the moment.
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This will not prompt World War Three. The key actors who might be involved in such a conflict, for example Russia and China, are not significant players in this drama.
Iran's response might be against US military interests in the region but equally it could be against any US-related target that Iran thinks vulnerable.
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How has Iran and Iraq reacted?
In a statement following Soleimani's death, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: "His departure to God does not end his path or his mission, but a forceful revenge awaits the criminals who have his blood and the blood of the other martyrs last night on their hands."
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The Pentagon confirmed that US forces had killed Gen Soleimani
Iraq's parliament will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi labelled the missile strike as a "brazen violation of Iraq's sovereignty and a blatant attack on the nation's dignity".
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Liverpool's 18th consecutive league win and 51st top-flight encounter without defeat in a row at Anfield was another showcase for a side working to near maximum capacity.
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They gave a solid account of themselves here, where there is no shame in defeat - 17 sides have directly preceded them with the same fate, some wilting a lot more readily than the Blades.
And John Lundstram had the ball in the net, but long after an offside flag had already ruled any potential goal out.
They should also have had at least ·¹Çø®Ä«±¸¸Å´ëÇà=·¹Çø®Ä«±¸¸Å´ëÇà a consolation goal near the end, but somehow substitute Oliver McBurnie failed to poke the ball in from close range at the back post from a low cross.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking to Match of the Day: "It's obviously good [to go unbeaten for a year] but ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® the target was not to extend this [run], but to win the game. The best thing you can say when you play against Sheffield United is to keep the game not spectacular. We controlled the game.
"We played around their formation, played behind, in-between, broke the lines and had counter-attacks. All the things we want to have. The boys played sensational.
"You saw these glimpses in the game where we were a bit sloppy. They wanted two or three situations in which they could score in. We ¸íǰst=¸íǰst needed that concentration and that was incredibly tough but the boys did so well. Nothing ends. We have to make sure we are ready again.
What is happening on the ground?
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared a week-long state of emergency, which started at 08:00 local time on Friday (21:00 GMT on Thursday).
Thousands of people are already fleeing °í¾ßµå°¡¹æ=°í¾ßµå°¡¹æ a vast "tourist leave zone" in NSW, with supplies running low in some cut-off towns. It's been called "the largest relocation out of the region ever".
Kosciusko National Park in the south È«Äá¸íǰ¼îÇÎ=È«Äá½Ã°è È«Äá¸íǰ¼îÇÎ È«Äá¸íǰĿ½ºÅÒ±Þ of NSW, home to the country's highest mainland peaks is also being evacuated and closed.
High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to "widespread extreme fire danger".
The state government À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǰ¡¹æ=À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǰ¡¹æ has warned that conditions are likely to be "at least as bad" as New Year's Eve, when hundreds of homes were destroyed.
Iranian33 2020-01-03 (17:16) IP address :31.204.150.74
The Pentagon confirmed he was killed "at the direction of the president".
It comes after reports of a strike À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǽðè=À̹ÌÅ×ÀÌ¼Ç À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǽðè À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǹ̷¯±Þ at Baghdad's international airport, which is said to have killed a number of people.
The death marks a huge escalation which analysts fear could lead to an Iranian response.
Gen Soleimani was a major figure in the Iranian regime. His Quds force reported directly to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and he was hailed as a heroic national figure.
"If Jofra is not available, he will be sorely missed but there is a huge amount of experience, which we feel should be able to get 20 wickets."
Du Plessis plays down quota controversy
Meanwhile, South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis said that batsman Temba Bavuma was fit again but would not return to the team, with Rassie van der Dussen retaining his place after scoring a fifty on debut last week.
The absence of Bavuma, who has a Test average È«Äá¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«=È«Äá¸íǰ¹Ì·¯±Þ È«Äá¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä« È«Äá¸íǰÀ̹ÌÅ×ÀÌ¼Ç of 31, means that, for the second match in succession, the hosts are falling short of Cricket South Africa's ethnic quota policy for team selection. Under that policy - intended to help redress imbalances created during South Africa's apartheid era - the team should contain at least two black Africans and four others from the country's mixed-race and Indian communities.