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00:00So let's see. So a statement . His first statement that his solar money was traveling to Baghdad on a diplomatic mission. Anybody here believe that . Is there any history that would indicate that it was remotely possible that this kind gentleman this diplomat of great order cost him solar money had traveled to Baghdad for the idea of conducting a peace mission. I made you reporters laugh this morning. That's fantastic . We know that wasn't true. We not only know the history we know in that moment that was not true. Sharif is a propagandist of the first order. And most of what you suggested in his text message or email or message that you laid out there was indeed Iranian propaganda. It's not new. We've heard the same lies before. It's fundamentally false. He was not there on a diplomatic mission trying to resolve a problem. I know there's been some story that he was there representing a Saudi peace deal. I've spoken to my Saudi counterparts at great length . I'll leave to them what the contents of their messages may be . But I can assure you that they will share my view that he was not there representing some kind of agreement that was going to reduce risk or reduce the risk to the lives of Americans when he was on that trip .

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Pompeo Mocks Iran's Claims That Soleimani Was on a Peace Mission

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses claims by leaders in Iran and Iraq that Qassem Soleimani was on a diplomatic mission when he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq. Pompeo spoke Tuesday at a State Department briefing. (Source: Bloomberg)

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