Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday that the U.S. had embarked on an “illegal power” move and called for dialogue with Iran. The U.S. has been calling for dialogue with Iran for years, even allowing for what many saw as a weak Iran nuclear power deal signed by the Obama Administration. General Soleimani is believed to have approved the attack, which was not carried out by Quds soldiers. When Trump ended the nuclear power deal with Iran, Qaani said that Iran knows how to fight back against America. A $1 billion deal with Iran was canceled by Russia ... [+] after the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations in 2010.

Source: Forbes January 03, 2020 20:27 UTC