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Report: Soleimani Strike Planned ‘Months’ Ago, Trump Waited For Embassy Attack

Emily Zanotti
Report: Soleimani Strike Planned ‘Months’ Ago, Trump Waited For Embassy Attack
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NBC News reports Monday that President Donald Trump signed off on launching a strike against the head of the Iranian Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as many as seven months ago but was waiting for the right time to pull the trigger, according to the outlet’s sources within the White House and Defense Department.

According to NBC News, an order to kill Soleimai would go out if “Iran’s increased aggression resulted in the death of an American.”

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