CNN: ":"\u003cstrong>The White House says the drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani stopped an imminent threat and a war. Iran calls it an illegal assassination.\u003c/strong>", " [lubuntu compaq1]

" , title: "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos" , siblings: {"articleList":[{"uri":"/2020/01/06/middleeast/soleimani-strike-legality-doubts-us-iran-intl/index.html","headline":"\u003cstrong>The White House says the drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani stopped an imminent threat and a war. Iran calls it an illegal assassination.\u003c/strong>","thumbnail":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200106114353-19-soleimani-funeral-tehran-0106-small-11.jpg","duration":"","description":"In the hours and days after \u003ca href=\"https://cnn.com/2020/01/03/asia/soleimani-profile-intl-hnk/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Qasem Soleimani\u003c/a> was killed in a US drone strike, his \u003ca href=\"https://cnn.com/2020/01/06/opinions/trump-soleimani-decision-reckless-opinion-bergen/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">demise was described in various terms:\u003c/a> President Donald Trump said he had been \"terminated\"; other US officials talked about a \"targeted killing\" and \"lethal action.\"","layout":""