On January 2, 2020, the U.S. killed a top Iranian military commander, assassinating Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an overnight drone strike outside Baghdad International Airport. In light of this recent development in U.S.-Iran relations, NSI experts have appeared in the news to discuss the decision and aftermath. Read their analysis below.
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“Every American president in modern era has asserted the right to take direct action without authorization from Congress – including killing enemy operational leadership – to stop serious threats to our national security,” – NSI Founder Jamil N. Jaffer, CNN, January 4, 2020.
“But whether we are safer is just one of the many questions unleashed in the wake of Friday’s drone strike at the Baghdad airport, along with profound implications for the security of Americans abroad and here at home.” – NSI Advisory Board Member Lisa Monaco, The Washington Post, January 6, 2020.
“[W]e got to this point in part because there have been… significant Iranian provocations, including drone strikes on some of the most important oil facilities in the world…A lot of people were saying we were being too mild.” – NSI Advisory Board Member Paul Wolfowitz, Fox Business, January 7, 2020.
In the News:
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The Cybersecurity 202: Threat of Iran cyberattack remains high even as Trump backs away from potential war
NSI Founder and Executive Director Jamil Jaffer
January 9, 2020, The Washington Post
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Iran’s Military Response May Be ‘Concluded,’ but Cyberwarfare Threat Grows
NSI Founder and Executive Director Jamil Jaffer
January 8, 2020, The New York Times
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The meaning of ‘assassination’ takes on significance in debate over legality of Soleimani killing
NSI Advisory Board member John Bellinger III
January 8, 2020, ABA Journal
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U.S. Kills Qassem Soleimani, Top Iranian Forces Commander
NSI Advisory Board member Paul Rosenzweig
January 8, 2020, The Great Courses Daily
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How you could be impacted if Iran conducts cyber attacks
NSI Advisory Board member Juan Zarate
January 8, 2020, WCNC
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Democrats seek more details on what led Trump strike on Iran
NSI Visiting Fellow Norman Roule
January 8, 2020, PBS News Hour - Utilities ‘caught in the crosshairs’ as US-Iran tensions rise; experts say domestic cyberattack likely
NSI Founder and Executive Director Jamil Jaffer
January 7, 2020, Utility Dive
- United States not prepared for cyberwar with Iran
NSI Advisory Board member Gen. Keith Alexander
January 7, 2020, Yahoo Finance
- Ex-GOP Strategist Says Trump’s ‘Egocentric’ Movements In Iran Will Lead to ‘American Blood’ Being Spilled: He is ‘Boorish, Incompetent’
NSI Advisory Board member Jeremy Bash
January 6, 2020, Newsweek
- Trump remarks on striking cultural sites in Iran provoke outrage
NSI Fellow Andy Keiser
January 6, 2020, The Hill
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