Matthew Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent for the US newspaper "Politico". He thinks: "President Trump has restored a modicum of order to the Middle East by making it clear to Iran’s leadership that it can’t act without impunity."

 

 

Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Iranian Political Scientist. He says: "Soleimani's killing was a major blow to the Islamic Republic. And it has opened Pandora's box, leading the Middle East into uncharted territory."

 

 

 

Andrea Claudia Hoffmann, Middle-East Expert from the German weekly magazine "Focus". Her opinion: "Killing General Suleimani has harmed US interests in the region and instead helped the Iranian regime."