Claim: Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "ssisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan" of some of the terrorists who executed the 9/11 terrorist attacks. However, that doesn't mean that Iran, or Soleimani, knowingly aided al Qaeda in carrying out the attacks, which may be the impression some got from Pence's tweet.
Fact-check: Pence Links Iran's Soleimani to 9/11 Attacks - FactCheck.org
Verdict: vice president mike pence tweeted that iranian gen. qassem soleimani "ssisted in the clandestine travel to afghanistan" of some of the terrorists who executed the 9/11 terrorist attacks. however, that doesn't mean that iran, or soleimani, knowingly aided al qaeda in carrying out the attacks, which may be the impression some got from pence's tweet.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2020-01-07T17:04:00