Tehran vowed “harsh retaliation” for the attack, as U.S. defense officials said that nearly 3,000 more Army troops were heading to the Middle East. “What was sitting before us was his travels throughout the region and his efforts to make a significant strike against Americans. “We’ve made clear to the Iranians that we weren’t going to tolerate the killing of Americans,” Pompeo said on CNN. Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani, shown in 2015, was killed by U.S. drone strikes in Iraq. But American officials have blamed Iran for the two-day embassy attack in Baghdad, which ended Wednesday.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2020 11:53 UTC