US officials tells @NBCNews that Soleimani killed for plotting to strike US targets in Syria & Lebanon. Congressional aide briefed on intel said lawmakers saw nothing explicitly linking him to imminent attack - the planning & coordination not out of the ordinary for Quds Force.

"The aide said no one doubts he posed a threat to U.S. interests, but the case for acting this week was not made." https://t.co/pWPmFahmjx

— Louisa Loveluck (@leloveluck) January 3, 2020