U.S. airstrike kills high-profile commander of Iran’s secretive Quds Force, Defense Dept. says.
"The question is this — as reports suggest, did America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the second most powerful person in Iran, knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war?" Murphy said in the tweet.that the United States and Trump"exercised admirable restraint while setting clear red lines & the consequences for crossing them" after what he said were repeated attacks by the Revolutionary Guard.
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., a member of the Intelligence Committee, said in a statement:"This is very simple: General Soleimani is dead because he was an evil bastard who murdered Americans." Sasse said"the president made the brave and right call."that Soleimani"masterminded Iran's reign of terror for decades, including the deaths of hundreds of Americans."
, which is the first time the United States had used that designation on part of another country's government. that the Revolutionary Guard said had entered Iranian airspace. U.S. Central Command said the aircraft was in international airspace.for an attack in September on oil sites in Saudi Arabia, which prompted the United States to deploy military forces to the Middle East that Esper said at the time would be defensive in nature.
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