Trump Officials Had No Idea When Or Where ‘Imminent’ Iran Attacks Would Happen

Posted on AllSides January 10th, 2020
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President Donald Trump’s administration justified its killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying he was plotting an “imminent” attack targeting Americans.

But officials have no idea when or where this supposed attack would take place.

"There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by Qassem Soleimani,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a Fox News interview that aired Thursday. “We don’t know precisely when, and we don’t know precisely where, but it was real.”

National security adviser Robert O’Brien...

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