World GOP lawmaker on Iran threat: Directive was to ‘kill and kidnap American soldiers’ May 17, 2019May 21, 2019Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on GOP lawmaker on Iran threat: Directive was to ‘kill and kidnap American soldiers’ An Iranian military leader told proxy militias: "We are getting ready to have a proxy war and target Americans," a top GOP lawmaker said Friday.