Trump: "Iran Planned Attacks on 4 US Embassies"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] U.S. President Trump said on the 10th (local time) that Iran was planning attacks on four U.S. embassies, Fox News reported.
According to Fox News, President Trump made this statement during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, which aired that night, regarding the "imminent threat" that led to the U.S. operation to eliminate Iran's military leadership. The "imminent threat" Iran posed, which was cited as the justification for killing Qassem Soleimani, a key figure in Iran's military, was related to plans to attack four U.S. embassies. When asked specifically what the targets were, President Trump replied, "We would probably say it was the embassy in Baghdad."
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Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also claimed at a press conference announcing additional sanctions against Iran that day, "We had specific information about the imminent threat," and "such threats included attacks on U.S. embassies."
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