Why did Trump order the killing of Iran’s Qassem Suleimani?

Qassem Suleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, was widely considered to be the most powerful man in Iran after the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and Iran’s leading military figure. Suleimani’s assassination has plunged the Middle East into a crisis that seems likely to lead to further escalation between Washington and Tehran. The Guardian’s Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov examines what motivated Donald Trump to order the assassination Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Opinion: Trump sparked the Iran crisis. Now he must walk away from the brink of war ► Support the Guardian ► Today in Focus podcast ► The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► Owen Jones talks ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Culture ►