‘His time was due’: Esper on death of Iranian Gen. Soleimani

On Jan. 7, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a Jan. 3 U.S. airstrike, was a “terrorist leader” who has been connected in the deaths of many American soldiers. Esper also said Soleimani’s “time was due.”