US airstrike on Iranian general Qassem Suleimani 'saved American lives', claims Pompeo – live updates

World reacts to news of US drone strike ordered by Donald Trump on Iranian general Qassem Suleimani in BaghdadUS and allies on high alert as Iran threatens retaliationAnalysis: death threatens to open grisly new chapter in Middle EastA visual guide to the US airstrike that killed Qassem Suleimani 1.50pm GMT Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the last parliament has suggested the UK government did not know that the US was going to carry out an airstrike to kill a top Iranian general.Tom Tugendhat told the BBC News: “Well I’ve long believed that the purpose of having allies is that we can surprise our enemies and not each other, and it’s been a pattern sadly, which has been a bit of a shame, that the US administration of late has not shared with us and that is a matter of concern. 1.24pm GMT The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said the airstrikes that killed Qassem Suleimani “saved American lives”.Speaking on CNN, Pompeo said the Iranian general was “actively plotting in the region to take action, big actions he described it, that would have put thousands, if not hundreds American lives at risk”.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the airstrike ordered to kill top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani “saved American lives.” Pompeo said earlier this morning the decision to eliminate Soleimani was in response to “imminent threats to American lives.” https://t.co/S9VYrZNDv9 pic.twitter.com/RL2eEQfGfq Continue reading…
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