(Washington Post) David Ignatius - A White House official said the assassination scheme appeared to have been authorized by senior levels of the Quds Force, the elite covert-action arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. The force, headed by spymaster Qassem Soleimani, is said to report directly to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "We're not going to tolerate targeting a diplomat in Washington," the official said.
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