Report: Killing of top Iranian general occurred alongside a secret, failed mission in Yemen
The same day Gen. Qassem Suleimani was killed in Iraq, American forces also carried out an unsuccessful strike targeting a senior Iranian military official in Yemen, according to multiple news outlets., who broke the news, that the mission targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, a financier and top military commander for Iran’s Quds Force who has been active in Yemen. In Yemen, Iran is supporting the Houthi rebels, who are fighting forces backed by Saudi Arabia.
Lawmakers in both parties are still searching for a rationale behind the Trump-ordered strike. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday morning dodged questions asking for specifics of the “imminent attack.”In a promo for an interview set to air on Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s Friday night show, Trump said an attack would “probably” have occurred at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. He added that four embassies were targeted.
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