Top Iranian commander

Pompeo says US killed Iranian commander to prevent 'imminent attack'

A US air strike in Baghdad that kills a top Iranian commander aimed to disrupt an "imminent attack" that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in television interviews.

January 3, 2020
January 3, 2020

Pompeo says US killed Iranian commander to prevent 'imminent attack'

A US air strike in Baghdad that kills a top Iranian commander aimed to disrupt an "imminent attack" that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in television interviews.