McConnell says Senate will receive classified briefing on Soleimani killing

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/476665-mcconnell-says-senate-will-receive-classified-briefing-on-soleimani-killing

**NEW: The US will deploy approx. 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran mount following the airstrike that killed General Qasem Soleimani, says a US defense official.

@OANN

https://twitter.com/PatrickHussion/status/1213155941354328064

US defense officials say nearly 3,000 more Army troops heading to Middle East in wake of US killing of Iranian general

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1213157509088915456

Pro-Iran social media accounts are circling this image

Heshmat Alavi.

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1213167150745214976

>>7703712

Well said.

>>7703762

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi

Credible reports indicate there was no attack targeting the Ain Assad air base in Iraq. Therefore, I deleted an earlier "unconfirmed report" tweet.

U.S. defense secretary cancels vacation amid Iran crisis

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-middleast-esper/u-s-defense-secretary-cancels-vacation-amid-iran-crisis-idUSKBN1Z21VI

https://twitter.com/DanWilliams/status/1213170700015611904