For six days after Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani’s death, the Trump administration assured us he was behind “imminent” attacks but declined to offer details. Then Trump came out Thursday and just said it: The deceased Quds Force commander was going to “blow up” a U.S. embassy.
Washington Post: Questions pile up about Trump’s claim that Soleimani was going to ‘blow up’ a US embassy
US President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, Jan. 8, 2020.