Now . The car carrying irans most powerful military commander destroyed beyond recognition from the missile strike drone overhead, confirmation coming quickly the ruthless and cunning Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani was targeted and killed. Attacks against u. S. Targets planned by soleimani were imminent though the Trump Administration has yet to provide any evidence. The chairman of the chiefs of staff say there was compelling evidence soleimani was planning significant violence in days and months, adding damn right there is risks to the u. S. In that region and we would being negligent if we didnt take action. He was plotting to take big action he described it to put hundreds of americans lives at risk. It was imminent. This was an intelligencebased assessment that drove our decisionmaking process. Reporter the apology sending around 3,000 more troops to the region, adding to the beefed up presence that followed violent protests at the u. S. Embassy at baghdad. Hundreds of u. S.