An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

––  commonly misattributed to Mohandas K. Gandhi

       In retaliation for the assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Revolutionary Guard launches intermediate range ballistic missiles at two United states military bases in Iraq.

       [added 6/7/2023] Thanks to World Net Daily for this entry.

       The elite Revolutionary Guard Corps, of the Islamic Republic of Iran, shoots down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, killing 146 Iranian civilians, 21 foreign nationals and nine air crew.

       Postscript: Three days later Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the RGC Aerospace Force, claims the mistaken downing of UIA-742 was due to it being mistaken for a U.s. cruise missile.

       [added 6/7/2023]

       Republican (fascist/socialist) President Trump threatens to freeze the assets of the Central Bank of Iraq that are on deposit with the Federal Reserve (central) Bank of New York, after the government of pro-Iranian Iraq evicts United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) from their bases in Iraq.

       [added 6/7/2023]