Soleimani was not in Baghdad on a diplomatic mission - Pompeo
Pompeo remarked that Soleimani wasn't in Bagdad for a peace mission
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes questions during a news conference in the Press Briefing Room at the State Department in Washington, US, January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was not in Baghdad pursuing a peaceful diplomatic mission when the United States killed him in a drone attack last week.
"Is there any history that would indicate that it was remotely possible that this kind gentleman, this diplomat of great order - Qassem Soleimani - had travelled to Baghdad for the idea of conducting a peace mission?" Pompeo told reporters.
"We know that wasn't true."
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