US spy agencies reportedly detected Iran readying ballistic missiles after Soleimani killing

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As tension with Iran escalated the past few days, US spy agencies detected that the country was readying ballistic missile units, The New York Times reported.

President Donald Trump responded on Twitter with a series of warnings, pledging to attack 52 Iranian sites, including those of high cultural importance – which could constitute a war crime.

It is unclear whether the missile units were dispersed in an effort to avoid further American attacks or to prepare to attack US targets or allies in retaliation for the assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the Times reports. (edit my bold type)

Regardless, Trump tweeted his response from Palm Beach, Florida, which included an all-caps warning.

"Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime," Trump tweeted on Saturday.

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