On day US killed Soleimani, it launched unsuccessful mission targeting Iranian official in Yemen
by Caitlin Yilek
| January 10, 2020 01:09 PM
The same day the United States killed top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, the military launched another secret mission targeting a senior Iranian military official in Yemen.
The operation targeting Abdul Reza Shahlai, a financier and key commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was unsuccessful, four U.S. officials familiar with the matter told the Washington Post.
Military officials discussed publicly disclosing the missions together had they both been a success.
“If we had killed him, we’d be bragging about it that same night,†a senior U.S. official said.
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