DOJ alleges Iran plotted to assassinate Trump
4 months, 3 weeks 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 Iran’s assassination plots against its targets, including President-elect Donald Trump." Tensions between Trump and Iran nearly escalated into war during his first term when he ordered the assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in 2020. The president-elect previously fantasized about revenge against the state over the assassination plot, writing in July he “hope that America obliterates Iran” in the event of his death.

Trump Assassination Iran Iranian Rivera Plot Shakeri  doj  plotted  trump  shakeri  assassinate  plot  presidentelect  journalist  alleges  loadholt  iranian  assassination  regime  iran

History of this topic

Trump used elusive tactic out of spy movie to throw off would-be assassins during presidential campaign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump used elusive tactic out of spy movie to throw off would-be assassins during presidential campaign

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump was apparently more concerned about an Iranian plot to assassinate him on the campaign trail than he let on in public - even using an elusive tactic out of a spy movie to throw them off his trail. After learning about the threat, which Iranian officials later denied, some on Trump's campaign worried that having the candidate …

Trump says Iran will be obliterated if they assassinate him: I left instructions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says Iran will be obliterated if they assassinate him: I left instructions

India Today  

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he’s given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. A threat on Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before a July campaign rally in Pennsylvania where Trump was shot in the ear, according to US officials. Investigators were told of the plan to kill Trump by …

A weakened Iran prepares to face Trump 2.0
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

‘No plans to assassinate Donald Trump’: Iran pens message to US govt amid increasing tensions
4 months, 1 week ago

‘No plans to assassinate Donald Trump’: Iran pens message to US govt amid increasing tensions

Live Mint  

Iran has denied plans to assassinate US President elect Donald Trump, weeks after American authorities warned that it would be considered an ‘act of war’. Officials from Tehran also met with Trump advisor and billionaire businessman Elon Musk this week — one in a series of steps seemingly intended to ease tensions with the former POTUS. According to a report …

Iran gave written promise on its intentions to kill Trump: report
4 months, 1 week 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 …

'Hitman' Carlisle Rivera hired by Iran to assassinate Donald Trump made shocking threats about killing cops
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Hitman' Carlisle Rivera hired by Iran to assassinate Donald Trump made shocking threats about killing cops

Daily Mail  

A man allegedly hired by Iran to assassinate Donald Trump made shocking posts calling for cop killings before his arrest, it has been revealed. Carlisle Rivera, 49, was named as one of three suspects allegedly tasked with carrying out a plot to kill Trump before the election - before their Iranian handlers delayed the operation, expecting he would lose. Carlisle …

Mastermind behind Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump is PICTURED for first time as he remains at large
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mastermind behind Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump is PICTURED for first time as he remains at large

Daily Mail  

The mastermind behind a chilling plot to assassinate Donald Trump and an Iranian-American journalist has been unmasked by DailyMail.com as a father-of-five whose brother is a 'die-hard' MAGA supporter. He is pictured with his American wife after his deportation Shakeri is alleged to have helped orchestrate a plot to assassinate Trump weeks before the presidential election and was also offered …

Iran claims U.S. has 'fabricated' Tehran-backed plot to assassinate Donald Trump and compares allegations to a 'third-rate comedy'
Trending News
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

As DOJ unseals murder plot charges, fears of Trump Iran policy mount
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As DOJ unseals murder plot charges, fears of Trump Iran policy mount

Raw Story  

Amid growing concerns about what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will mean for Washington's rocky relationship with Tehran, the Department of Justice on Friday announced charges against an Afghan national accused of plotting to assassinate the Republican at the direction of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. "There are few actors in the world that pose as …

Who is Farhad Shakeri, the Afghan national behind Iran's plot to assassinate Donald Trump?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Farhad Shakeri, the Afghan national behind Iran's plot to assassinate Donald Trump?

Firstpost  

Farhad Shakeri has been accused of planning a murder-for-hire plot targeting US President-elect Donald Trump on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. He was reportedly assigned to spy on and eventually assassinate Trump by the Iranian higher-ups According to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court in September 2024, Shakeri was reportedly assigned by the Iranian leadership to …

Inside a nefarious plot by Iran to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks 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
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Who is Farhad Shakeri? The Afghan expat behind Iran’s failed plot to assassinate Donald Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Farhad Shakeri? The Afghan expat behind Iran’s failed plot to assassinate Donald Trump

Live Mint  

Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national, was at the centre of a shocking assassination conspiracy targeting US President-elect Donald Trump. The Murder-for-Hire Plot against Trump and Role of Iranian Agents In September 2024, Shakeri was allegedly tasked by the Iranian regime to surveil and ultimately assassinate Donald Trump, according to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court. The trio’s plan …

US charges Iranian man for plotting to kill Donald Trump
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Iranian Agents Allegedly Plotted To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranian Agents Allegedly Plotted To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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 …

FBI thwarts Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; 3 individuals charged
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI thwarts Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; 3 individuals charged

ABP News  

Washington, Nov 8 : The FBI thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said on Friday as it charged an Iranian national and arrested two American citizens for involvement in a plot to murder the Republican president-elect. Shakeri, who was deported to Iran in 2008 after serving 14 years in prison for a robbery conviction, …

Journalist Masih Alinejad was second target of Iranian assassination plot to kill Donald Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Journalist Masih Alinejad was second target of Iranian assassination plot to kill Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

Activist and journalist Masih Alinejad was a secondary target in Iran's plot to assassinate Donald Trump, court documents reveal. Activist and journalist Masih Alinejad was the secondary target in Iran's plot to assassinate Donald Trump, court documents reveal Alinejad was the target of at least two other recent assassination plots, and is the target of a fatwa issued by Iranian …

Iran ordered an operative to assassinate Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say
4 months, 3 weeks 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
Trending News
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump is reflected in bullet proof glass as he finishes speaking at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., on Sunday. In voluntary telephone interviews with the FBI, Shakeri told investigators that a contact in Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — an Iranian military and counterintelligence agency designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department …

Trump says US intelligence briefed him on Iran assassination threats
6 months 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 …

Iran rejects accusations it was involved in plots to assassinate Trump
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Iran blasts Trump assassination plot claims
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Iran vows to avenge Qassem Soleimani’s killing three years ago
2 years, 2 months 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’s Raisi says Trump must face justice for Soleimani killing
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Khamenei renews revenge vow as Soleimani death anniversary nears
4 years, 3 months 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 …

Trump risks war again: Will the world condemn the murder of Iran's top nuclear scientist?
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump risks war again: Will the world condemn the murder of Iran's top nuclear scientist?

Salon  

Israel used all four years of Donald Trump's presidency to entrench its systems of occupation and apartheid. Now that Joe Biden has won the U.S. presidential election, the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist — likely by Israel, with the go-ahead from the U.S. — is a desperate attempt to use Trump's last days in office to sabotage Biden's chances …

How Iranian scientist’s killing could derail future US-Iran talks
4 years, 4 months 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 …

Iran and US President Donald Trump: A timeline of key events
4 years, 9 months ago

Iran and US President Donald Trump: A timeline of key events

Al Jazeera  

From the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani to Iran’s arrest warrant for Trump, a list of key US-Iran events. Iran has issued an arrest warrant against US President Donald Trump and dozens of his aides on Monday, months after the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in an air strike in Iraq. 2020: January 2: US Secretary of …

Trump ordered Soleimani attack to appease Republicans he views as important for impeachment, report says
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump ordered Soleimani attack to appease Republicans he views as important for impeachment, report says

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. An article in the Wall Street Journal indicates that Mr Trump has told associates …

Iran crisis: Senior commander threatens ‘harsher revenge soon’ against US after missile strikes over Soleimani killing
5 years, 2 months ago

Iran crisis: Senior commander threatens ‘harsher revenge soon’ against US after missile strikes over Soleimani killing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior Iranian commander has …

Throngs mourn, Iranian leader weeps for general slain by US
5 years, 2 months ago

Throngs mourn, Iranian leader weeps for general slain by US

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader wept Monday over the casket of a top general killed in a U.S. airstrike, his prayers joining the wails of mourners who flooded the streets of Tehran demanding retaliation against America for a slaying that’s drastically raised tensions across the Middle East. Soleimani’s daughter, Zeinab, directly threatened the U.S. military in the Middle East …

Iran: Qassem Soleimani’s remains arrive in Kerman for burial
5 years, 2 months ago

Iran: Qassem Soleimani’s remains arrive in Kerman for burial

Al Jazeera  

Funeral marks the end of a three-day mourning period for Quds Force commander, who was killed in US air raid in Iraq. Al Jazeera’s Assed Beig, reporting from Tehran, said the calls from the streets of Kerman are the same calls heard “all over the country”. “Emotions are very high; it will be very difficult for the government not to …

Trump claims Soleimani 'got caught' plotting to kill more Americans and claims general was hated in Iran
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump claims Soleimani 'got caught' plotting to kill more Americans and claims general was hated in Iran

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 Donald Trump says that Iran general Qassem Soleimani was "caught" …

‘USA wants no more threats’: Donald Trump says Washington will target 52 Iranian sites if Tehran retaliates over Qassem Soleimani's death
5 years, 2 months ago

‘USA wants no more threats’: Donald Trump says Washington will target 52 Iranian sites if Tehran retaliates over Qassem Soleimani's death

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic ‘very fast and very hard’ if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of …

Donald Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates after air strike that killed Qassem Soleimani
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates after air strike that killed Qassem Soleimani

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites "very hard" if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader. Key points: Mr Trump has not identified the 52 sites but warned they were important to Iran and Iranian culture The Iraqi Parliament is …

US-Iran escalation looms after Soleimani killing: Latest updates
5 years, 2 months ago

US-Iran escalation looms after Soleimani killing: Latest updates

Al Jazeera  

All the latest updates following the US-ordered killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. US army to ‘pay price’ for killing Soleimani: Hezbollah chief Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the US army will “pay the price” for killing Soleimani and al-Muhandis. Mousavi: Iran will respond to any further threats Iran will respond to any further threats, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman …

How Will Iran Respond To Trump's Assassination Of Soleimani?
5 years, 2 months ago

How Will Iran Respond To Trump's Assassination Of Soleimani?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani ordered by President Donald Trump is the most aggressive escalation yet in the conflict between the United States and Iran, risking violent retaliation and volatility across the Middle East. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council held an emergency meeting on Friday following the U.S. airstrike that killed Soleimani, with Supreme …

Timeline: How The U.S. Came To Strike And Kill A Top Iranian General
5 years, 2 months ago

Timeline: How The U.S. Came To Strike And Kill A Top Iranian General

NPR  

Timeline: How The U.S. Came To Strike And Kill A Top Iranian General Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP President Trump ordered an airstrike on Thursday evening that killed the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a man he said was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region. Thursday, Jan. 2: Esper's warning; Soleimani killed Esper …

Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani will likely weaken his hand in Iraq
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani will likely weaken his hand in Iraq

The Independent  

The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the most famous Iranian general, in a US airstrike as he left Baghdad airport ensures an escalation in hostilities between the US and Iran. The most serious consequence is likely to be that the Iranian leadership will use the killings to pressure the Iraqi government to expel US forces from Iraq. Among those who died …

Iran in mourning, vows revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s killing
5 years, 2 months ago

Iran in mourning, vows revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Iran is transformed after its second-most powerful figure was killed in a US attack, seen as a dramatic escalation. Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force and mastermind of its regional influence, was killed early on Friday near Baghdad’s international airport in an air strike ordered by US President Donald Trump. “Following the martyrdom of …

Qassem Soleimani assassination: Trump, Pompeo defend decision
5 years, 2 months ago

Qassem Soleimani assassination: Trump, Pompeo defend decision

Al Jazeera  

As Iran vows ‘harsh revenge’, Trump and Pompeo say Soleimani was planning to take ‘big action’ against American lives. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended the US president’s decision to order the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, saying Iran was planning imminent action that threatened American citizens. ‘Spark a devastating war’ Leaders in the …

How The World Is Reacting To The U.S. Assassination Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani
5 years, 2 months ago

How The World Is Reacting To The U.S. Assassination Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani

NPR  

How The World Is Reacting To The U.S. Assassination Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani Enlarge this image toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images Less than a day after the U.S. killed a top Iranian military commander, assassinating Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an overnight drone strike outside Baghdad International Airport, the questions eddying around the …

Was Trump’s order to assassinate Iran’s Qassem Soleimani legal?
5 years, 2 months 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 …

Discover Related