The head of the Pentagon: the United States does not seek war with Iran

"We are not going to start a war with Iran, but are preparing to put an end to it," he said in an interview with CNN.

Esper called the killed IRG General Kassem Suleimani a terrorist who "met with another terrorist leader to plan new attacks on US diplomats."

“I think we made the right decision by removing these players from the battlefield,” the Pentagon chief added.

Earlier, Presidential Advisor on National Security Robert O'Brien named the reason for the liquidation of Suleimani in Baghdad.

The head of the Kuds special forces of the IRGC, General Kassem Suleimani, died on January 3 in Baghdad as a result of a missile strike from the United States