Huge crowds mourn Soleimani in Iran as Trump threatens cultural sites; Iran vows to retaliate against U.S. for killing top general; Trump on Iran vowing retaliation: "If it happens it happens";

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 6 January 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Pres. Trump & Iran's leaders trade threats after deadly strike; Official: U.S. Expected to deploy B-52 Bombers for Iran contingency ops; U.S. Official: Military notifies Iraq of troop movement; Pentagon: No plans for U.S. to leave Iraq now; Iran vows to retaliate against U.S. for killing of top general; Trump again warns U.S. may attack Iranian cultural sites; U.S. General: Letter about U.S. troop movement was released by mistake; Bolton willing to testify impeachment trial if subpoenaed; GOP Senate aides on Bolton: Witnesses aren't happening... zero pressure to listen to Dems demands; Fury & threats as Iranians mourn top general Soleimani; Hundreds of thousands in Iran mourn top general as Iran's leaders vow retribution; New Iranian top general: We'll kick the U.S. out of Mideast;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Breaking right now after Iraq votes to kick US troops out, those troops could be on the
0:07.2	moon. The lead starts right now. Morning, anger, mobilization, people flooding the streets of Tehran as the US braces for the regime's next move and the president throws out a threat to obliterate parts of Iran.
0:21.2	Also breaking today an impeachment curveball, the president's
0:24.1	former national security advisor raises his hand and said he's ready to talk.
0:29.0	Will Leader McConnell and the White House prevent the American people from hearing his testimony,
0:34.0	plus the first votes in the next presidential election just four weeks from tonight
0:39.4	as the focus and the race shifts to what it takes to be commander-in-chief, and one candidate asks if President Trump is wagging the dog.
0:48.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper. We begin with our worldly the Trump
0:54.8	administration and key US allies bracing for Iran's possible retaliation
0:59.4	after the US strike that killed Iranian general Kasam Solomani Thursday night.
1:04.1	Massive crowds gathered in Iran today
1:06.3	to mourn Solomani, including the country's top leader,
1:09.8	Ayatollah Khamenei.
1:11.3	The White House insists Solomani has American blood on his hands and was plotting
1:15.4	an imminent attack against Americans, though none of the evidence behind that claim has been released
1:20.3	publicly, and Democrats who have been briefed question how imminent
1:24.6	the attack was. President Trump says he's considering declassifying the
1:28.7	intelligence and he renewed his threat to strike Iranian cultural sites which would violate international law.
1:36.5	As House Democrats are preparing to introduce a resolution limiting President Trump's
1:40.1	military action, CNN's Alex Marquardt has this report.
1:45.0	Four days since the killing of Kasam Sulemani
1:48.0	and calls are growing for details on the attacks that were being planned by Iran
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