National Security Officials briefed on threat to fly plane into US Capitol to avenge death of Iranian general
By By Brooke Singman and Louis Casiano | Fox News
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CBS News first reported the threat. We are flying a plane into the Capitol on Wednesday, an audio recording of the threat sent to air traffic controllers in New York, obtained by CBS News, said. Soleimani will be avenged.
Capitol Building, seat of United States Congress, 1827, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, 19th century.
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The threat referred to Qassem Soleimani the Iranian general killed in Iraq last year in a U.S. airstrike ordered by President Trump. American officials deemed Soleimani the head of Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps elite Quds Force as dangerous as the Islamic State and held him responsible for the deaths of hundreds of U.S. troops.
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Senior national security officials said they have been briefed about a threat that a plane would crash into the Capitol in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, but told Fox News that the threat did not seem to be credible.
CBS News first reported the threat. We are flying a plane into the Capitol on Wednesday, an audio recording of the threat sent to air traffic controllers in New York, obtained by CBS News, said. Soleimani will be avenged.
The threat referred to Qassem Soleimani the Iranian general killed in Iraq last year in a U.S. airstrike ordered by President Trump. American officials deemed Soleimani the head of Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps elite Quds Force as dangerous as the Islamic State and held him responsible for the deaths of hundreds of U.S. troops.
Published date: 2 January 2021 18:12 UTC | Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago
With the famed Quds Force leader gone, Tehran is embarking on a complete overhaul of its Iraqi paramilitaries. If it succeeds, a two-headed dragon will emerge
To say that Iraq s Shia leaders are disappointed in the man who replaced Qassem Soleimani is an understatement. They are shocked.
Soleimani, the top Iranian general who was killed in a US drone strike on 3 January, 2020, moved among them with ease. He knew each leader, commander and many of their subordinates personally. Their bond, forged over decades, was renowned.
Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the new commander of the Quds Force, Iran s elite unit tasked with overseas operations, boasts none of the same qualities and appears uninterested in replicating them.
Ten notable international events in 2020
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Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at the opening ceremony of the 37th Asean Summit and related meetings. (Photo: NDO)
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NDO – Vietnam’s assumption of both the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 and non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council for 2020 – 2021, and the coming into effect of the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) were among the notable international events selected by reporters from Nhan Dan (People’s) Newspaper.
1. Vietnam assumed both responsibilities - non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2020 – 2021 and ASEAN Chair 2020.
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