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On the day U.S. forces killed Soleimani, they targeted a senior Iranian official in Yemen

January 10, 2020 at 1:52 p.m. EST
President Trump addresses the nation on Jan. 8, 2020, after an Iranian ballistic missile strike on bases used by U.S. forces in Iraq. (Evan Vucci/AP)

On the day the U.S. military killed a top Iranian commander in Baghdad, U.S. forces carried out another top-secret mission against a senior Iranian military official in Yemen, according to U.S. officials.

The strike targeting Abdul Reza Shahlai, a financier and key commander in Iran’s elite Quds Force who has been active in Yemen, did not result in his death, according to four U.S. officials familiar with the matter.