U.S. strike on second Iranian commander close to Soleimani missed target: Report

The U.S. military reportedly made a failed attempt to kill a separate senior Iranian commander in Yemen the same night the Pentagon carried out the successful airstrike that took out Iranian Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last week.

U.S. military officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, now say that a military strike targeting Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Abdul Reza Shahlai was unsuccessful. Shahlai was said to be a key figure in financing the activities of the Iranian military force.

The State Department said Mr. Shahlai “has a long history of targeting Americans and U.S. allies globally,” and planned multiple assassinations of coalition forces in Iraq, the Associated Press reported. His activities were said to include providing weapons and explosives to Shia militia groups and directing a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington eight years ago.