World Pompeo sidesteps questions about ‘imminent’ threat posed by Iran’s Soleimani January 7, 2020 Deirdre Shesgreen and David Jackson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Pompeo sidesteps questions about ‘imminent’ threat posed by Iran’s Soleimani Mike Pompeo's remarks come amid sharp questions about the U.S. intelligence that Qasem Soleimani posed an 'imminent' threat to U.S. interests.