BAGHDAD ...

announced on Twitter.

The United States carried out an air strike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and nine others, including members of an Iraqi pro-Iranian group, outside Baghdad’s airport early Friday.

The strike sparked fears of an escalation in violence in the region, with Iran vowing “severe revenge” for Soleimani’s death.

Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air are the only two carriers to confirm flight suspensions so far, but others said they are monitoring the situation.

A Qatar Airways spokesman said the airline was still flying to Baghdad “with caution”.

“If any slight change we may cancel -- slight change meaning escalation,” he said.