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From confusing ‘Quds’ and ‘Kurds’ to killing Soleimani: Trump’s evolution on Iran’s terror chief in Iraq

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published January 3, 2020 11:09pm ET
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From confusing ‘Quds’ and ‘Kurds’ to killing Soleimani: Trump’s evolution on Iran’s terror chief in Iraq
In the fall of 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump didn’t seem to know who Qassem Soleimani was, confusing Iran’s elite military Quds Force for the Kurds, an ethnic group. But four years later, the president killed Iran’s terror chief in Iraq. “Soleimani made the death of innocent people his sick passion, but his reign of terror […]

In the fall of 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump didn’t seem to know who Qassem Soleimani was, confusing Iran’s elite military Quds Force for the Kurds, an ethnic group.

But four years later, the president killed Iran’s terror chief in Iraq.

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