Kuwaiti report: US gives Israel go-ahead to kill powerful Iranian general
By Sue Surkes
US intelligence agencies have given Israel the green light to assassinate the senior Iranian responsible for coordinating military activity on behalf of the Islamic Republic in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida.
For the past 20 years or so, Qassem Soleimani has commanded the Quds Force — the branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards responsible for military and clandestine operations outside of the Islamic Republic.
Soleimani is a key figure in efforts to prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad and to enable him to retake cities and towns from rebel groups during his country’s ongoing civil war. He is also responsible for providing military aid to the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza — both of which are committed to the destruction of Israel — as well as to Shia and Kurdish groups in Iraq.
Read more at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-us-gives-israel-go-ahead-to-kill-powerful-iranian-general/
This is significant if so BUT, Kuwaiti report? Nonetheless, Hotair, American Thinker and other sources are reporting on this too.
Report: Obama admin tipped off Iran about Israeli plot to assassinate Quds Force leader - Hot Air
TOI Posted at 10:30 am on January 1, 2018
For the past 20 years or so, Qassem Soleimani has commanded the Quds Force — the branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards responsible for military and clandestine operations outside of the Islamic Republic.
Soleimani is a key figure in efforts to prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad and to enable him to retake cities and towns from rebel groups during his country’s ongoing civil war. He is also responsible for providing military aid to the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza — both of which are committed to the destruction of Israel — as well as to Shia and Kurdish groups in Iraq.
Three years ago, Israel came close to assassinating Soleimani near Damascus, al-Jarida quoted unnamed source as saying, but the Americans tipped off the Iranians against the background of intense disagreement between Washington and Jerusalem.
Read more at: https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/01/report-obama-admin-tipped-off-iran-israeli-plot-assassinate-quds-force-leader/
