President Trump has been close to ordering the killing of Qasem Soleimani since June of last year, according to a report
Iranian mourners gather for the burial of Qasem Soleimani. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images President Trump has been close to ordering the killing of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani since June of last year, according to an NBC News report that further undermines the White House argument that Soleimani was killed for posing an “imminent” threat.
Iran crossed that line in December when Nawres Hamid, a 33-year-old defense contractor, was killed in rocket fire from Iranian-backed militias. But it was only after protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, and at the urging of Defense Secretary Mark Esper, that Trump gave the order to strike Soleimani.
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