U.S. Military Command Defends Decision to Host Former Iranian Official

The military command tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear deterrent defended its decision to host a keynote address at a conference this month by a former Iranian official — who attended the funeral of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

U.S. Strategic Command courted controversy when it invited Professor Seyed Hossein Mousavian to address its annual Deterrence Symposium in Omaha, Neb., on August 16 and 17, but it’s standing by its decision, a spokesman told National Review. The Washington Free Beacon first reported on STRATCOM’s defense of the invitation after the command posted video of Mousavian’s appearance this week.

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The military command tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear deterrent defended its decision to host a keynote address at a conference this month by a former Iranian official — who attended the funeral of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

U.S. Strategic Command courted controversy when it invited Professor Seyed Hossein Mousavian to address its annual Deterrence Symposium in Omaha, Neb., on August 16 and 17, but it’s standing by its decision, a spokesman told National Review. The Washington Free Beacon first reported on STRATCOM’s defense of the invitation after the command posted video of Mousavian’s appearance this week.