CIA Director Says He Warned Iranian General; Letter Said To Be Unopened
December 04 2017
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has confirmed he sent a letter to the commander of Iran's force dedicated to planning and executing foreign operations about threats to U.S. forces in Iraq, reports Military Times.
Speaking at a defense forum on Dec. 2, Pompeo said that Qasem Soleimani, the commander of of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, refused to open the letter.
The letter warned that the U.S. would hold Soleimani and his forces responsible for any Iranian...
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