Taken action to protect u. S. Personal abroad. Pi killing the head of the Islamic Revolutionary guard force. U. S. Designated foreign terrorist organization. Covering this story. In baghdad. In washington and sanchez with the president in florida. Lets start with you. What is the pentagon saying tonight. Its really interesting that the confirmation of this strike is not coming from the white house. The only thing we have heard from President Trump is a tweet that was just an American Flag. Its the pentagon confirming as you mention at the direction of the president they carried out this strike. That led to the killing of the head of the cuds force. A designated foreign terrorist organization. Now what it clear from this statement is that this was done in order to prevent attacks on american personnel and it bears reiterating what this statement says. The u. S. Military is taken decisive defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel abroad. He was actively developing plans to attack ameri