Will there be a World War 3? Latest WW3 news as Iran and …

THE world is on high alert with tensions at boiling point between Iran and the US over the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani.

On January 8, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at US forces in Iraq in its first military retaliation, but is World War 3 on the cards?

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Iran has pulled out of a nuclear deal and President Donald Trump has threatened to hit the country harder should Iran retaliate.

The president tweeted: "Should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner."

World War Three has been trending on Twitter and Google after the US assassinated Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani in Iraq.

Boris Johnson said General Qasem Soleimani had "the blood of British troops on his hands" and warned Iran not to repeat "reckless" attacks after ballistic missiles were fired at Iraqi air bases.

People have been expressing serious concern across the globe that the move will cause the outbreak of World War Three as Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei promised "harsh vengeance", "jihad" and "crushing revenge".

But Iran has said it doesn't want war and its retaliation for the general's killing is "now over".

Trump retaliated to Iranian threats, saying he will unleash $2trillion worth of new military equipment if US bases are targeted.

Tehran pinpointed 35 "key US targets" to attack - and in response, the US has threatened to attack 52 Iranian targets "very fast and very hard" if they retaliate.

Searches for "World War 3" also spiked on Google within hours of the airstrike in Iraq overnight.

Google Trends recorded "Iran" as the most searched term in the UK, with more than 500,000 searches for the topic.

But despite the speculation around World War Three, the US and Iran are known for their rhetoric, and it is unclear what revenge, if any, there will be.

Rising tensions between Iran and the US haven't been the only thing to cause speculation of an all-out war, however.

Here's what's happened so far:

KIM BOMB UNKim Jong-un opens 'bomb-making factory' on first visit since death rumours

TRIGGER WARNINGKims death could spark war with US as Rodman prays for ailing dictator

KIM JONG GLOOMNorth Korea slams UK for 'illogical thinking' after Kim missile launches

BOMBS AWAYIran 'TRIPLES uranium stockpile and now has enough to make nuclear bomb'

PUTIN'S WARNINGRussia sends warships to Syria & tells Turkey its attack will end badly

ARMS RACEChina has made WW3 more likely today than it has been generations, experts warn

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