REPORT: When Trump authorized Soleimani’s killing revealed

JANUARY 13, 2020

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump authorized the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani seven months ago if Iran’s increased aggression resulted in the death of an American, according to five current and former senior administration officials.

The presidential directive in June came with the condition that Trump would have final signoff on any specific operation to kill Soleimani, officials said.

The article goes on to state the following:

That decision explains why assassinating Soleimani was on the menu of options that the military presented to Trump two weeks ago for responding to an attack by Iranian proxies in Iraq, in which a U.S. contractor was killed and four U.S. service members were wounded, the officials said.

According to the report, Trump’s national security adviser at the time, John Bolton, urged the president to retaliate by signing off on an operation to kill Soleimani after Iran shot down a U.S. drone in June. However, Trump rejected the proposal, and said he would only grant such authorization if Iran “crossed the red line” by killing an American.

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