Following the US strike that killed IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani late Thursday night, President Trump said on Twitter that 'Iran has never won a war, but also never lost in negotiations.' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also declared on Twitter that the President's 'decision to eliminate Soleimani [was] in response to imminent threats to American lives.' Pompeo also noted that the US is '[committed] to deescalation.'