Reaction to the killing of Iran military chief Qassem Soleimani has been flooding in. Here's a chronological recap.
In the early hours on Friday, 3 January, the US conducted an airstrike at Baghdad airport that killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The killing raised tensions to boiling point between the US and Iran, sparking fears of another war in the Middle East.
Here is a timeline of how events unfolded.
(All times approximate and in CET)