Pompeo Rejects ‘Propaganda’ Claim Soleimani Was on Diplomatic Mission in Iraq

Pompeo Rejects ‘Propaganda’ Claim Soleimani Was on Diplomatic Mission in Iraq
Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo speaks after meeting Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Oct. 2, 2019. Andrew Medichini/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed a suggestion that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was on a diplomatic mission in Iraq when he was killed by an American drone strike last week.

The claim, he said, is “fundamentally false” and a piece of “Iranian propaganda.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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