Attack on Soleimani was kept secret from White house staff and Congress.

US President, Donald trump has decided to eliminate the head of the special forces, “al-Quds” Islamic revolutionary guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani after the attack on December 27 at a U.S. military base in Iraq happened with the support of Iran, and the death of a contractor, says the Agency Bloomberg with reference to informed sources. According to them, the decision was made quickly, shortly after the impact, trump has ordered his closest advisors on national security to begin planning the attack on the General.

The President’s team to discuss liquidation Soleimani, became the acting head of administration Mick Mulvaney, the national security adviser, Robert O’brien, Secretary of state Mike Pompeo, Vice-President Mike Pence. All councillors trump during the holidays were in different parts of the country and in discussing the plan used a secure line of communication. The operation was assigned the highest level of secrecy in planning the attack has not taken part even officials responsible for communications in the White house.

According to Bloomberg, the US has not notified about the impending attack on Soleimani neither foreign governments nor the Congress. As explained by the Agency, one of the sources, the White house didn’t notify Congress “security reasons”. Of the senators about the attack in advance knew Lindsey Graham. The Ministry of internal security of the United States was informed about the attack on Sulejmani after the fact.

While the administration trump’s planned strike, the President was doing what looked like his usual release activities. Since Christmas he went every day on the Golf course near his private residence in Mar-a-Lago, where security was reinforced.

The United States and several other countries track the movement Soleimani. It is assumed that he arrived in Baghdad from Lebanon or from Syria. According to one source of Agency, the military wasn’t following directly behind the General during the last week, but struck when intelligence reported that he will be in the Baghdad airport.

Qassem Soleimani was killed on the night of January 3 in an airstrike in the area of Baghdad international airport. In addition to Soleimani, has killed 11 people, including the Deputy head of the Shiite militias of Iraq, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Washington considers General involved in attacks on coalition bases and the American Embassy in Baghdad. Soleimani was the architect of almost every important intelligence operation of Iran and its armed forces over the past two decades.

Trump after the liquidation of head “al-Quds” wrote on Twitter that Soleimani “had to be eliminated many years ago.” The us President said that the General “directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of millions”, including those responsible for the killing of Americans and protesters in Iran, and plotting to kill more, “but caught”.

In his official statement, published on Twitter the White house, trump called Soleimani a terrorist number one in the world. According to the American President, commander of the “al-Quds”, organized the terrorist attack on the US military and civilian entities. trump said that America is not seeking regime change in Iran, but Tehran’s aggression in the middle East must stop. “We have taken action to stop the war, not to start,” he said.

The permanent representative of Iran to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi said in an interview with CNN that the murder Soleimani is an act of terrorism and is tantamount to a Declaration of war. Takht-Ravanchi said that Tehran could not “turn a blind eye” to the incident, and revenge will be cruel. According to the Ambassador, Iran will act according to their choice and will determine the “time and place”.

Supreme national security Council of Iran has decided to revenge the USA for murder Soleimani. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets with portraits of the slain General, demanding vengeance USA. Protesters burned American flags and shouted slogans: “Death to America!”, “Death To Israel!”.

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