Commander of Iran’s Quds Force killed in a US air strike ordered by President Trump – Pentagon confirms
Commander of Iran’s Quds Force killed in a US air strike ordered by President Trump – Pentagon confirms
The Pentagon, on Friday, confirmed the death of the commander of Iran's Quds Force in a United States air strike ordered by President Donald Trump. The air strike was aimed at "deterring future Iranian attack plans".
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force unit, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), were among those killed in the attack at Baghdad International Airport on January 3rd, as stated by the PMF.
The Iraqi military reported three rockets being fired at the airport, with the total number of casualties remaining unclear. The Pentagon explained that the US had taken "decisive defensive ac...