News analysis
Iran likely to bide its time before hitting back at US
Real revenge may come much later, in form of hit at not just US but broader Western targets

The fallout from the American assassination of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani continues to convulse the Middle East's entire strategic map.
For not only is Iran now back on the global agenda as a major international security challenge, but the reverberations from Major-General Soleimani's killing are also forcing other key international players to adjust their own policies in the region.
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