Was Trump’s order to assassinate Iran’s Qassem Soleimani legal?
5 years ago

Was Trump’s order to assassinate Iran’s Qassem Soleimani legal?

Al Jazeera  

Democrats question whether US president needed congressional approval, while Trump says he was acting in self-defence. Washington, DC – The US assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, has prompted questions over whether President Donald Trump had the legal authority to order Friday’s killing. We did not take action to start a war.” Without elaborating, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said Soleimani was planning “imminent” action against American lives. Both the Trump administration and the previous Obama administration claimed authority to attack the ISIL group in Syria and Iraq under the 2001 authorisation, launched the US’s so-called global “war on terror”. “The fact that the United States designated Qassem Soleimani on its own unilaterally as a foreign terrorist does not give the United States, in law or in practice, the right to kill him,” said Hillary Mann Leverett, a political risk consultant and former director of Iran affairs at the White House’s National Security Council.

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A weakened Iran prepares to face Trump 2.0
6 days, 6 hours ago

A weakened Iran prepares to face Trump 2.0

Live Mint  

Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding an exceptionally weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in the Middle East. Iran’s leadership “is probably experiencing the most profound challenges of its own making" in years, said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North …

Iran gave written promise on its intentions to kill Trump: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran gave written promise on its intentions to kill Trump: report

Raw Story  

Iran provided written assurance to president Joe Biden's administration weeks before the election that it wouldn't try to kill Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Iran delivered the message Oct. 14 in response to a private written warning the previous month that U.S. officials say reflected the administration's public message that threats against the Republican nominee were …

Iran sent note to the White House promising not to kill Trump
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran sent note to the White House promising not to kill Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran sent a private letter to the Joe Biden administration …

Iran claims U.S. has 'fabricated' Tehran-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump and compares allegations to a 'third-rate comedy'
Trending News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Iran claims U.S. has 'fabricated' Tehran-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump and compares allegations to a 'third-rate comedy'

Daily Mail  

Iran has broken its silence after a chilling plot to assassinate Donald Trump was exposed Friday by the Justice Department. The IRGC tasked Shakeri with surveilling and killing Trump to avenge the devastating drone strike that killed Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, in January 2020. The IRGC tasked Shakeri with surveilling and killing Trump to avenge the …

‘Disgusting conspiracy to complicate matters’: Iran rejects claim of plot to assassinate Donald Trump
2 months ago

‘Disgusting conspiracy to complicate matters’: Iran rejects claim of plot to assassinate Donald Trump

Live Mint  

Iran rejected its involvement in the alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump and other US officials. Baghaei was quoted by Iranian media as saying that the claim that Iran tried to assassinate American officials “is a plot hatched by the Zionist parties.” Iranian official's statement came after the US Justice Department disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump …

Inside a nefarious plot by Iran to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump
Top News
2 months ago

Inside a nefarious plot by Iran to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump

Op India  

On Thursday, the US Justice Department announced that it had foiled a plot by the Iranian Islamic regime to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in the run-up to the election. It has filed a criminal complaint in a federal court in New York City, accusing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of hiring a 51-year-old assassin named Farhad Shakeri to surveil and …

US Frames Charges Against Iran Armed Forces Associate For Trump Assassination Plot
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2 months ago

US Frames Charges Against Iran Armed Forces Associate For Trump Assassination Plot

ABP News  

The US has charged an Afghan national in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected the President of the US for the second term. The charges were unsealed by the Department of Justice on Friday against Farhad Shakeri, 51, alleging he was tasked with “providing a plan” to kill Trump. The prosecutors alleged …

US charges Iranian man for plotting to kill Donald Trump
2 months ago

US charges Iranian man for plotting to kill Donald Trump

India Today  

The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said. Farhad Shakeri informed law enforcement "that he was tasked on October 7, 2024, with providing a plan to kill" Trump, the department said in a statement. Iranian Foreign …

Who is Farhad Shakeri? Afghan mastermind of Iran's plot to kill President-elect Trump was deported from US in 2008
2 months ago

Who is Farhad Shakeri? Afghan mastermind of Iran's plot to kill President-elect Trump was deported from US in 2008

Hindustan Times  

Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan man accused of orchestrating a failed murder-for-hire plan against Donald Trump, was deported from the United States after serving time in prison. Tehran planned the plot against Trump as payback for Iranian major general and commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani's death. Shakeri has been accused of participating in an extensive assassination conspiracy on behalf …

FBI thwarts Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
2 months ago

FBI thwarts Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect. Investigators learned of the plan to kill Trump from Farhad Shakeri, an accused Iranian government asset who spent time in …

Afghan mastermind of Iran's plot to assassinate Trump is criminal migrant who was deported from US in 2008
2 months ago

Afghan mastermind of Iran's plot to assassinate Trump is criminal migrant who was deported from US in 2008

Daily Mail  

An Afghan man accused of masterminding a foiled murder-for-hire plot against Donald Trump was deported from the US after serving time in jail. Farhad Shakeri, 51, is accused of masterminding the plot against the president-elect on behalf of Tehran Trump assassination attempt pictures released by the government Pictures released by DOJ about the thwarted assassination attempt Pictures released by the …

US charges three in foiled Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, Iranian-origin US citizen
2 months ago

US charges three in foiled Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, Iranian-origin US citizen

Firstpost  

The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges against three individuals involved in foiled Iranian plots to assassinate Donald Trump and Iranian-origin US citizen before the presidential election, according to a report The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges against three individuals involved in foiled Iranian plots to assassinate Donald Trump and Iranian-origin US citizen before the presidential election. …

FBI thwarts Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
Top News
2 months ago

FBI thwarts Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump

Hindustan Times  

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before this week's presidential election. Shakeri told the FBI he didn't plan to propose a plan to murder Trump within the seven days the official had requested, according to the complaint. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an …

Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
2 months ago

Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect. Shakeri told the FBI that a contact in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard instructed him this past September to set …

Iran ordered an operative to assassinate Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say
2 months ago

Iran ordered an operative to assassinate Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say

Politico  

According to a criminal complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal court, Shakeri said during an FBI interview that in September he was directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran to surveil and kill Trump, whom the charging papers identify as “Victim-4.” When Shakeri told an IRGC official that doing so would prove expensive, the official responded that “money’s not …

Trump assassination attempt: Iran ordered hitman during election week
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2 months ago

Trump assassination attempt: Iran ordered hitman during election week

The Telegraph  

Iran hired a hitman to assassinate Donald Trump weeks before the presidential election, the US said on Friday as it announced criminal charges against three suspects. “The charges announced today expose Iran’s continued brazen attempts to target US citizens, including president-elect Donald Trump,” Christopher Wray, the FBI director, said. Trump plans to target Tehran’s oil sales Mr Trump intends to …

DOJ alleges Iran plotted to assassinate Trump
2 months ago

DOJ alleges Iran plotted to assassinate Trump

Salon  

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran was working through agents to kill an American journalist and plot an assassination of President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice alleged in a complaint shared Friday. “The Justice Department has charged an asset of the Iranian regime who was tasked by the regime to direct a network of criminal associates to further …

Trump says US intelligence briefed him on Iran assassination threats
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says US intelligence briefed him on Iran assassination threats

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump says Iran …

Donald Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Blames Iran
5 months ago

Donald Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Blames Iran

News 18  

The campaign of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence. The campaign statement came shortly after news website Politico revealed it began receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic documents from inside …

Iran rejects accusations it was involved in plots to assassinate Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran rejects accusations it was involved in plots to assassinate Trump

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has rejected accusations regarding plots to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, while citing legal action for the 2020 assassination of a revered general by U.S. drone, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. IRNA quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying Iran “strongly rejects any involvement in the recent armed attack on Trump or …

Iran rejects 'malicious' accusations implicating it in Trump assassination bid
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran rejects 'malicious' accusations implicating it in Trump assassination bid

The Hindu  

Iran on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, rejected what it called "malicious" accusations by U.S. media implicating it in an attempt to kill former U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran "strongly rejects any involvement in the recent armed attack against Trump," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said, while Iran's mission to the United Nations called accusations of a previous plot to kill …

US received intel about Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US received intel about Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump

Op India  

The United States had received intelligence from a human source about an Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump weeks before the assassination attempt against the former US President on Saturday, according to national security officials. The US Secret Service and the Trump campaign were notified of the Iranian threat, and security was boosted as a result, as confirmed by a …

Iran blasts Trump assassination plot claims
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran blasts Trump assassination plot claims

Al Jazeera  

US media reports claim that an Iran plan to target Republican presidential hopeful is unrelated to attack in Pennsylvania. Kanaani said that Iran “strongly rejects any involvement in the recent armed attack against Trump or claims about Iran’s intention for such an action, considering such allegations to have malicious political motives and objectives”. Iran is, however, still determined to “prosecute …

US received intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US received intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump: Report

Hindustan Times  

The United States received intelligence from a human source in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the matter. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump attends the first day of the Republican National Convention, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. The U.S. Secret Service …

Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?
9 months, 1 week ago

Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?

Al Jazeera  

Zahedi was the highest ranking Iranian military commander to be killed since Major General Qassem Soleimani died in a US drone strike in 2020. Tehran, Iran – Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been assassinated by Israel in Syria. Zahedi was the highest ranking Iranian military commander to have been killed …

Dozens killed in Iran blasts near Soleimani’s tomb during ceremony
1 year ago

Dozens killed in Iran blasts near Soleimani’s tomb during ceremony

Al Jazeera  

At least 95 killed and 211 others injured in twin explosions near tomb of Qassem Soleimani, Iran health minister says. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 200 others wounded in explosions near the tomb of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking four years since his assassination. Two explosions were heard in …

‘We’re looking to kill Trump…’: Iran Commander warns to avenge Soleimani killing
1 year, 10 months ago

‘We’re looking to kill Trump…’: Iran Commander warns to avenge Soleimani killing

Live Mint  

"We are looking to kill Donald Trump," a top Revolutionary Guards commander warned the former US President and other two officials while speaking about the country's repeated threat to avenge the US killing of a top Iranian Commander, according to the news agency Reuters. However, the commander clarified that Iran did not intend to kill "poor soldiers" when it launched …

Iran vows to avenge Qassem Soleimani’s killing three years ago
2 years ago

Iran vows to avenge Qassem Soleimani’s killing three years ago

Al Jazeera  

Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, was killed in a US drone strike shortly after touching down in Baghdad on January 3, 2020. Tehran, Iran – Senior Iranian officials and commanders have renewed a vow to avenge the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani in Iraq three years ago. The Americans must know that revenge for martyr Soleimani’s blood …

Iran sanctions more US officials over Soleimani assassination
3 years ago

Iran sanctions more US officials over Soleimani assassination

Al Jazeera  

In a symbolic move, Iran has added more US officials to a list that already included Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo. US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie, Pentagon officials, and commanders in several US bases across the region are among individuals targeted by the sanctions. A year earlier, Iran had imposed …

Iran’s Raisi says Trump must face justice for Soleimani killing
3 years ago

Iran’s Raisi says Trump must face justice for Soleimani killing

Al Jazeera  

President Ebrahim Raisi urges formation of a ‘fair court’ in which former President Trump and other US officials are tried. Tehran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said former United States President Donald Trump must face justice for his role in the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani two years ago, or else Iran will have revenge. In a televised …

Iran calls for UN action on US over killing of Qassem Soleimani
3 years ago

Iran calls for UN action on US over killing of Qassem Soleimani

Al Jazeera  

Request comes amid a week of events planned by Iranian officials on second anniversary of Soleimani’s killing on January 3. In a letter to the UN General Assembly published late on Saturday, the legal department of Iran’s presidential office called for “all legal initiatives in its power, including issuing a resolution” to condemn the US government and discourage similar moves …

Iraq court issues arrest warrant against Trump for Qassim Soleimani’s murder
4 years ago

Iraq court issues arrest warrant against Trump for Qassim Soleimani’s murder

Live Mint  

An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year, Iraq's judiciary said. The warrant was issued by a judge in Baghdad's investigative court tasked with probing the Washington-directed drone strike that killed Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the court's …

Iran issues Interpol arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing as tensions rise
4 years ago

Iran issues Interpol arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing as tensions rise

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Iranian government has filed a “red notice” with Interpol …

Iran implicates UK firm, US base in Germany in Soleimani killing
4 years ago

Iran implicates UK firm, US base in Germany in Soleimani killing

Al Jazeera  

Allegations come amid rising tensions as Iran’s FM accuses outgoing Trump of aiming to fabricate ‘pretext for war’. The allegations come amid mounting tensions between the two countries, as Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday accused outgoing US President Donald Trump of aiming to fabricate a “pretext for war”. The Tehran prosecutor also said a US airbase in …

Khamenei renews revenge vow as Soleimani death anniversary nears
4 years ago

Khamenei renews revenge vow as Soleimani death anniversary nears

Al Jazeera  

Iranian supreme leader meets family of top General Qassem Soleimani some two weeks before first anniversary of his assassination by the US. According to the supreme leader, the millions of people who marched across Iran following Soleimani’s assassination delivered a “harsh slap” in the face of the US. “However, the harsher slap includes overcoming the empty hegemony of arrogance,” he …

How Iranian scientist’s killing could derail future US-Iran talks
4 years, 1 month ago

How Iranian scientist’s killing could derail future US-Iran talks

Al Jazeera  

‘Combustible’ period before Joe Biden takes office could complicate US president-elect’s plan to restart diplomacy with Iran, analysts say. Biden, who will take office on January 20, has said he wants to return to a 2015 international accord that curbed the Iranian nuclear programme – a move that would signal a pullback from President Donald Trump’s hardline “maximum pressure” campaign …

US killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani ‘unlawful’: UN expert
4 years, 6 months ago

US killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani ‘unlawful’: UN expert

Al Jazeera  

The US drone strike that killed Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani was “unlawful”, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report on Tuesday. “In light of the evidence that the US has provided to date, the targeting of General Soleimani, and the deaths of those accompanying him, constitute an arbitrary killing for which, under IHRL the US …

Iran general Qassem Soleimani killing by US drone 'unlawful', deems UN official
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran general Qassem Soleimani killing by US drone 'unlawful', deems UN official

ABC  

The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, a UN human rights investigator said. Key points: UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard has called for accountability for the killing of Qassem Soleimani The US had accused Soleimani of masterminding attacks against its interests across the …

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump in relation to Qasem Soleimani’s death
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump in relation to Qasem Soleimani’s death

Live Mint  

Washington D.C.: Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, CNN reported citing Iran's local media sources on Monday. According to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency, Trump is one of 36 people whom Iran has issued arrest warrants for in relation to the death of …

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump, asks Interpol for 'red notice' over Qassem Soleimani killing
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump, asks Interpol for 'red notice' over Qassem Soleimani killing

ABC  

Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. Key points: Iran wants Mr Trump and more than 30 other people detained under Interpol's highest level of arrest warrant Interpol is not …

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump; Interpol denies help
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump; Interpol denies help

Al Jazeera  

The US killed General Soleimani and others in a January drone attack near Baghdad International Airport. Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday that …

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump and others over killing of General Qassem Soleimani, asks Interpol for help
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump and others over killing of General Qassem Soleimani, asks Interpol for help

Firstpost  

While Trump faces no danger of arrest, the charges underscore the heightened tensions between Iran and the United States since Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Tehran: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike …

White House Memo Admits There Was No “Imminent Threat” Before Soleimani Assassination
4 years, 10 months ago

White House Memo Admits There Was No “Imminent Threat” Before Soleimani Assassination

Slate  

In a legally-mandated memo to Congress, the Trump White House outlined its legal rationale for carrying out the January drone strike to kill top Iranian commander Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani in Baghdad. The two-page unclassified memo comes after a series of evolving justifications from the White House that predicated the need to carry out the brazen assassination attempt outside the …

Trump’s Soleimani killing undermines global order
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s Soleimani killing undermines global order

Salon  

Those who applaud the assassination of General Soleimani seem to simply equate him to a terrorist who certainly deserved to meet his fate. I venture to say that for Trump, this would have been tantamount to a declaration of war, just as Tehran viewed the attack on Soleimani. A recipe for global chaos This begs the question: What sort of …

Suicidal assassination of Qassem Soleimani
4 years, 11 months ago

Suicidal assassination of Qassem Soleimani

The Hindu  

The assassination of the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, on the direct orders of United States President Donald Trump, has plunged an already volatile region into further turmoil. One of Rouhani’s top advisers, Hesamodin Ashna, tweeted that after Soleimani’s assassination, “the political, military and security red lines in the region will be transformed”. U.S. Defence Secretary …

Donald Trump reportedly gives account of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani's death to fundraiser
4 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump reportedly gives account of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani's death to fundraiser

ABC  

US President Donald Trump gave a minute-to-minute account of the US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani to a Republican fundraising dinner, according to reports by local media. Key points: According to audio obtained by CNN, Mr Trump said slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was saying "bad things about our country" Mr Trump said he was told …

US Defence Secretary clarifies Donald Trump's justification for strike on top Iranian general
4 years, 11 months ago

US Defence Secretary clarifies Donald Trump's justification for strike on top Iranian general

ABC  

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper says he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was planning to attack four US embassies, an assertion made by President Donald Trump in justifying the killing of Iran's top general. Key points: Democrats and a few Republicans in Congress have questioned the justification for the drone strike on General Qassem Soleimani …

Israeli intelligence inputs confirmed Qasem Soleimani’s Baghdad location: report
4 years, 11 months ago

Israeli intelligence inputs confirmed Qasem Soleimani’s Baghdad location: report

India TV News  

Israel provided the US with key intelligence inputs which helped the US forces confirm and verify the location of slain Iranian top commander Major General Qasem Soleimani, reports in US and Iranian media say. Citing unnamed military sources quoted by The New York Times, Iran’s Fars News Agency said in an article on Sunday that US had been trying to …

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed
5 years ago

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard’s top general, U.S. officials said Friday. The officials said a military airstrike by special operations forces targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, a high-ranking commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps but the mission was …

Trump privately admits he killed Soleimani “under pressure” from upcoming impeachment trial: report
5 years ago

Trump privately admits he killed Soleimani “under pressure” from upcoming impeachment trial: report

Salon  

President Donald Trump privately told associates that his upcoming impeachment trial factored heavily into his decision to kill top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump, after the strike, told associates he was under pressure to deal with Gen. Soleimani from GOP senators he views as important supporters in his coming impeachment trial in the Senate,” associates …

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