Updated at 4:27 a.m. ET Friday
United States forces assassinated Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike early Friday at Baghdad International Airport, an escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran that is prompting concerns of further violence in the region.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the Pentagon took a “decisive defensive action” in killing Soleimani, who Esper says was planning to attack American diplomats and service members.
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