Wondering how that could be, it suggests that the attack on the embassy was known beforehand, so therefore I’m guessing NO, this was not the something big in the pipe line.
I agree. It’s hard to see how Q-team could have foreseen these events unfolding exactly as they did. On the other hand, they may have had reason to know that things were coming to a head in Iran, and may have picked up chatter that the black hats were going to try some event soon, and knew that they would respond in the way they did (i.e. by taking out Soleimani and other Iranian deep state higher ups).
If Q is to be believed, POTUS has been negotiating with Iranian moderates behind the scenes for some time. They knew that until the Iranian deep state was neutralized, there would never be a peace deal. So taking out actors like Soleimani was always a necessary part of the plan before a peace deal could be made. Q knew ahead of time that this time was fast approaching one way another.
Anyway, it’s a thought. I could be wrong.