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    Mike Pompeo On Drone Strike That Killed Iran's Top Military Leader: 'We Got It Right'

    "Every target that's being reviewed, every effort that's being made, will always be conducted inside the international laws of war," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of potential strikes on Iran.
    by Brakkton Booker Jan 07, 2020 2 minutes
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. strike against a top Iranian military commander "fit perfectly within our strategy in how to counter the threat of malign activity from Iran."

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provided a full-throated defense Tuesday of the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian military leader. That killing last week has ratcheted up tensions between Tehran and Washington, prompting vows of retaliatory strikes.

    "It was the right decision. We got it right," Pompeo told reporters during a briefing at the State Department. He added that the strike "fit perfectly within

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