CNN: ":"\u003cstrong>Trump's kill order surprised the officials who briefed him. Now the President reveals a motivation outside of thwarting an imminent attack.\u003c/strong>", " [lubuntu compaq1]

" , title: "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos" , siblings: {"articleList":[{"uri":"/2020/01/07/politics/qasem-soleimani-reasons-justifications/index.html","headline":"\u003cstrong>Trump's kill order surprised the officials who briefed him. Now the President reveals a motivation outside of thwarting an imminent attack.\u003c/strong>","thumbnail":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200107105924-11-soleimani-funeral-kerman-0107-small-11.jpg","duration":"","description":"When the US government killing of the Iranian general \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/03/asia/soleimani-profile-intl-hnk/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Qasem Soleimani\u003c/a> was first announced, officials from the Pentagon up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/president-donald-trump-45\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump\u003c/a> were careful to make clear the strike was meant to head off an imminent attack on Americans.","layout":""