Did Soleimani think US might kidnap him on Syria-bound flight? - analysis
It’s not clear if the account is accurate. It is one of those accounts that are designed to come out years after Soleimani was showcased to herald his abilities.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force who was killed by the United States in January 2020, might once have come perilously close to being intercepted by US forces in Baghdad, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported Sunday.
The story, headlined “If they want to take me to Tel Aviv I will fight to the last bullet,” revolves around a flight Soleimani was on from Iran to Syria that was forced to land in Baghdad. The Iranian media account claimed this took place “during a period when Americans were [forcibly] landing flights from Iran to Syria in Iraq.”
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It’s not clear if the account is accurate. It is one of those accounts that are designed to come out years after Soleimani was showcased to herald his abilities.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force who was killed by the United States in January 2020, might once have come perilously close to being intercepted by US forces in Baghdad, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported Sunday.
The story, headlined “If they want to take me to Tel Aviv I will fight to the last bullet,” revolves around a flight Soleimani was on from Iran to Syria that was forced to land in Baghdad. The Iranian media account claimed this took place “during a period when Americans were [forcibly] landing flights from Iran to Syria in Iraq.”
more............. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-732776