Posted on Jan 12, 2020
U.S. Unsuccessfully Tried Killing a Second Iranian Military Official
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The American military unsuccessfully tried to kill a senior Iranian military official in Yemen on the same day a drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most powerful commander, according to American officials.
The disclosure of a second mission indicated that the Trump administration had plans for a broader campaign than was previously known, intended to cripple Iran’s ability to carry out proxy wars in other countries. After Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on Iraqi bases that host American troops, both Washington and Tehran appear to have stepped back from escalating the conflict further, at least for now.
The unsuccessful airstrike in Yemen was aimed at Abdul Reza Shahlai, an official with Iran’s Quds Force, a potent military organization that General Suleimani had led. Mr. Shahlai was known as a main organizer of financing for Shiite militias in the region.
The disclosure of a second mission indicated that the Trump administration had plans for a broader campaign than was previously known, intended to cripple Iran’s ability to carry out proxy wars in other countries. After Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on Iraqi bases that host American troops, both Washington and Tehran appear to have stepped back from escalating the conflict further, at least for now.
The unsuccessful airstrike in Yemen was aimed at Abdul Reza Shahlai, an official with Iran’s Quds Force, a potent military organization that General Suleimani had led. Mr. Shahlai was known as a main organizer of financing for Shiite militias in the region.
U.S. Unsuccessfully Tried Killing a Second Iranian Military Official
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I heard about this. He's on our list; he shouldn't get too comfortable. Just because we missed this time...
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He’ll eventually stop breathing, PO1 William "Chip" Nagel, and if the U.S. causes it to happen, that’s fine by me.
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This doesn’t sound like imminent threat but a decision to expand our military action from mere proxy war to directed targeting of state actors especially government military officials. What’s to stop Iran or their proxies targeting senior US military officials visiting allies in the Middle East and claiming they were planning an imminent attack of Iranian military bases or infrastructure?
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