Trump Orders Airstrike That Kills <br />Top Iranian General .<br />The Pentagon confirmed that <br />Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani was targeted in the attack near <br />Baghdad Airport. .<br />Soleimani was the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and one of the most powerful figures in the country. .<br />A statement from the Pentagon claimed the strike “was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans.”.<br />General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region, Pentagon, via statement .<br />General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week, Pentagon, via statement .<br />President Trump <br />tweeted a photo <br />of an American flag. .<br />According to Iraq state TV, <br />Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, was also killed.
