https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-considered-killing-qassem-soleimani-iran-several-times-2017-report-1481887
President Donald Trump had been floating the possibility of killing
top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani since 2017, according to
a new report detailing the commander in chief's discussions with senior
administration and military aides.
The Washington Post
reported Sunday that the president had discussed assassinating Major
General Qassem Soleimani—the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps' clandestine Quds Force—several times since taking office.
Citing unnamed former administration and Pentagon officials, the Post
said Trump first suggested killing Soleimani in the spring of 2017, in
response to a ballistic missile attack launched by Iran-backed Houthi
rebels in Yemen against the Saudi capital Riyadh. The attack came just
before Trump traveled to the kingdom as his first foreign trip since
taking office.
Then-Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis reportedly
resisted the idea. But the suggestion would not go away and Trump raised
it again several times in the months and years since, according to the
newspaper.
Donald Trump authorized the killing of Soleimani seven months ago
https://www.jpost.com/International/Donald-Trump-authorized-the-killing-of-Soleimani-seven-months-ago-614078
US President Donald Trump authorized the killing of IRGC chief Qasem Soleimani seven months ago, according to a report released by NBC news.
The
report also indicated that the presidential directive was issued in
June, on the condition that he would sign off on any specific operation
to kill Soleimani. On this basis, it explains why Soleimani was given as
a option for Trump following the attacks on the American embassy in
Iraq and the death of an American contractor, according to NBC.
By all standards, Soleimani was a threat to Americans, Jews and Arabs. Trump ordering his killing turned him into a darling that didn't deserve that anything bad should ever happen to him. What a trick!
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