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State Department security officials weren't notified of 'imminent' threats to US embassies
By Kylie Atwood
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By Alex Ward & Zack Beauchamp
Why Trump decided to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
By Ryan Pickrell
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Trump's Pelosi and Schumer tweet: President retweets fake image of Democrats in Muslim hijab and turban front of Iranian flag
By Caitlin O'Kane
Esper said he 'didn't see' intelligence backing up Trump claim Iran was preparing to attack 4 embassies
By Allan Smith
Trump, Like Obama, Seeks Change in Iran. But He Differs in How to Do It. (Published 2020)
By Michael Crowley
'Four embassies': The anatomy of Trump's unfounded claim about Iran
By Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey & Shane Harris
Barr and Pompeo shift justification for Iran strike from 'imminent' threat to deterrence
By Zachary Cohen
Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions
By Carol Lee & Courtney Kube