Intel: CENTCOM commander says Soleimani strike won’t deter Iran forever

The top commander of US military forces in the Middle East says he believes the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani has only temporarily deterred Iran from pursuing its goal of pushing US troops out of the region.

“I draw no confidence from periods of quiet,” the head of the US Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie, said in an interview with Bloomberg published today. “That's when I actually begin to look very hard at what the Iranians might be up to because I think they have long-term goals to eject us,” he said.