Stakes rise as Iran sheds nuclear limits

Two days after the U.S. killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in Baghdad, consequences rippled across the Middle East on Sunday. Among them:

Tehran all but abandoned the international agreement made in 2015 that was intended to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

Lawmakers in Iraq voted to end the presence of American troops in the country, though it was unclear whether Iraq’s current caretaker administration has the authority to take that step.

The American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria said it would pause its yearslong mission against the Islamic State.

A funeral procession in Iran for the slain general drew huge crowds of mourners.

President Trump, warning Iran not to attack, said that the U.S. had identified 52 targets in the country, including cultural sites. He also threatened Iraq with “very big sanctions” if it forced American troops to leave.

The situation is “as volatile as it has been at any point in many years, one that will challenge an instinctive, combative and relatively inexperienced commander in chief,” our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, writes.

News analysis: With the 2015 nuclear deal effectively ended, the U.S. and Israel may again consider trying to cripple Iran’s production facilities, our correspondents write.

Related: Dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans were held for hours at the U.S. border with Canada over the weekend as America increased security.