There are heightened fears now of an even greater threat to Americans and American interests after Iran vowed to retaliate for the death of the Quds Force commander, hailed as a hero and now a martyr in Tehran.
But there are heightened fears now of an even greater threat to Americans and American interests after Iran vowed to retaliate for the death of the Quds Force commander, hailed as a hero and now a martyr in Tehran.
Pompeo declined to offer many specifics, but called it an"imminent attack that [Soleimani] was working actively ... using proxy forces in the region" and"that would have put hundreds of lives at risk." The Pentagon confirmed late Thursday that Trump had ordered the airstrike, but made no mention of an"imminent attack."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Dec.19, 2019.Trump briefed GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on plans to conduct the strike earlier this week, Graham told Fox News Friday. The two men were spotted playing golf together on Monday at the president's Florida resort Mar-a-Lago.
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