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‘Decisive defensive action’: Pentagon declares that US killed Qassim Soleimani on Trump’s orders

By Russ Read
Published January 3, 2020 2:56am ET
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‘Decisive defensive action’: Pentagon declares that US killed Qassim Soleimani on Trump’s orders
The Pentagon has confirmed that United States forces killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani “at the direction of the president.” It said in a statement that Soleimani had been “actively developing plans” to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and further afield. In full, the statement said: “At the direction of the President, the […]

The Pentagon has confirmed that United States forces killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani “at the direction of the president.”

It said in a statement that Soleimani had been “actively developing plans” to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and further afield.

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