Militia proxies built by slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani pose a threat to the United States after this week's airstrike in Baghdad, Fox News' Garrett Tenney reported Saturday. "The largest and most powerful of those proxies is Hezbollah in Lebanon," he told host Neil Cavuto. President Trump, who authorized the strike, later accused Soleimani of plotting "imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel." Tenney said the Shiia militias in Iraq -- the largest of the Iranian proxies with an estimated 75,000 to 145,000 fighters -- have both significant combat capabilities and growing political strength. "These proxies span the Middle East, and they provide Iran with plenty of opportunities to strike either the U.S. or its allies."

Source: Fox News January 04, 2020 19:28 UTC