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This is a developing news story... Check back for possible updates... Just 24 hours after claiming he isn't seeking war with Iran , President Donald Trump Saturday night threatened that the U.S. is prepared to strike '52 Iran ian sites' if Tehran retaliates for the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani . ' Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge,' Trump wrote in a series of tweets.
that it has never once held any president responsible for the vast economic and war crimes they have committed,' Scahill added. Trump's latest threats came after hundreds of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran Friday to condemn the drone strike that killed Soleimani and half a dozen others in Baghdad. Iranian leaders immediately condemned the assassination as an act of terrorism and vowed to respond.
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