Pompeo praises killing of Iranian commander at Republican convention
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Qasem Soleimani was responsible for killing US soldiers and other rogue actions in the Middle East.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised the US killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in his speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
Speaking from the Old City of Jerusalem, the top diplomat said the January airstrike against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps major general in Baghdad was just.
“When Iran threatened, the president approved a strike that killed the Iranian terrorist Qasem Soleimani. This is the man most responsible for the murder and maiming of hundreds of American soldiers and thousands of Christians across the Middle East,” Pompeo said.
The Middle East focused heavily in Pompeo’s address. He credited US President Donald Trump for the victory against the Islamic State (IS). With significant air support from the US-led coalition, Iraqi forces took IS’ last territory in the country in late 2017. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces did the same in Syria in 2019.
