2020.01.06; MJa06: Iraq and Iran raise the stakes after the killing of Qassem Suleimani

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From: The Economist today <newsletters@e.economist.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 2:15 PM
Subject: Iraq and Iran raise the stakes after the killing of Qassem Suleimani
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As the funeral procession advanced from city to city, the governments of both countries began to respond to the American attack
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