Entirely possible: notice how paralyzed the Left is without him.
Somebody in Iran said he sacrificed himself so Iran could 'live' AND he was banned from travel by the UN. Rogue is probably right.
Additionally, I read he utilized zero comms, and taking out the DC restaurant would've given RATS a huge hammer. CINC flipped it on them, & they're terrified….now, who all knew abt the DC plot?
If Soeli was using a deck of cards for his 52 operatives/ops all over Iran, comming go-nogo with them….
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