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From the beginning of the new year, the situation in the Middle East is going bad. The war hero and commander of the Iranian army is growing into a factional wave of US military bombings and deaths. Iran has declared retaliation, creating a growing sense of conflict in the Middle East. From the Middle East, we'll synthesize and analyze the impact on us.

First is correspondent Lee Dae-wook in Cairo.

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Iranian citizens weep and mourn the death of Commander Soleimani.

The anti-American sentiment in Iran rose to the peak with the death of a war hero who made a big mark in Iran-Iraq and led the IS fight. [Zahra Torabi / Iran Tehran Citizen: The United Nations should not be silent on violence in the United States. The commander was martyred, but many General Soleimani will be born in the dust.]

The U.S. drone was hit when Commander Soleimani arrived at Baghdad Airport and departed by car.

The Iranian government has declared that the US air strike is a terrorist act and "will give the best punishment."

The dangers of war have risen more than ever, leading to the departure process of Americans in Iraq.

The United States Embassy in Baddad has deployed additional US Marine Corps troops and the United States has decided to send more than 3,000 troops to the Middle East.

Local media reports say US troops raided another Iranian Shi'ite militia, but US military officials denied it. The outlook for when and how Iran will respond to retaliation is mixed.

The possibility of a full-scale war is not high, and Iran is likely to launch an indirect attack using the pro-Iran armed group.

Indeed, pro-Iran militias in Iraq and Iran-backed Lebanese militant Hezbollah have entered combat.

There are also forecasts that Iran is preparing to block crude oil pipelines such as the Strait of Hormuz or to launch missile attacks targeting pro-US Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia.

(Video coverage: Kim Buyoung, Video editing: Park Jinhoon)