UPDATE:
(Washington, DC) -- The Pentagon is confirming that President Trump directed an airstrike in Iraq that killed a top Iranian military commander.
Qasem Soleimani was the leader of Iran's elite special operations unit of the Revolutionary Guard.
The Defense Department says the airstrike near Baghdad International Airport was meant to deter future Iranian attacks.
Original story, via FoxNews.com.
At least three rockets were fired at Baghdad International Airport Friday killing at least seven people, including Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, according to multiple reports early Friday.
Soleimaniis the military mastermind whom Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had deemed equally as dangerous as Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.