WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday might deter, rather than provoke, Iranian violence against U.S. targets despite Tehran's vow of retaliation.
Speaking to reporters, the officials cast the strike that killed Soleimani as an act of self defence against imminent attacks that could have killed hundreds of Americans in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere.
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