News networks gradually shifted their focus of their primetime lineups on Thursday evening to the U.S.-directed assassination of a top military leader in Iran via a drone strike. In the 9 p.m. hour…
, guest hosted by Jason Chaffetz, was the first to devote blanket coverage to the news of the killing of, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization. Hannity called into the show, which ran a banner that said, “Sources to Hannity: Trump & advisers prepared for all scenarios after strike kills Iranian commander.”
MSNBC and CNN, initially stuck with other news of the day, but later turned to the assassination and its ramifications. Given Soleinmani’s role as a high profile government figure in Iran, commentators focused on the potential for the Tehran regime to retaliate, escalating even to the point of war.Peter Bart: Hollywood Has Proven Sequel Savvy, But Hopes 2020s Won't Be Like Doomed 1920s
“I would be surprised if there isn’t some sort of serious reprisal,” Ali Arouzi, NBC News’ Tehran bureau chief, said on MSNBC. “I think this is going to aggravate the situation much further.” Sen. Chris Murphy , who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said via phone on MSNBC that “the danger, of course, is that we are going to get in a conflict in the region.”
Soleinmani’s death was first reported by Iranian TV, but the Pentagon later confirmed that the drone strike was at the direction of President“At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,” the Department of Defense said in a statement.
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