WATCH: Pompeo holds back from laughing when asked if Soleimani was on peace mission

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about Iran, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held back from laughing during a Tuesday press conference when asked about Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif’s statement that Gen. Qassem Soleimani was traveling to Baghdad on a diplomatic mission.

“Anybody here believe that?” Pompeo asked reporters.

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