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Trump says ordered killing of Iranian general to prevent war
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Published on January 3, 2020 - Duration: 02:02s
Trump says ordered killing of Iranian general to prevent war
President Donald Trump said on Friday he ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani to stop a war, not start one, saying the Iranian military commander was planning imminent attacks on Americans.
Trump says ordered killing of Iranian general to prevent war
"Soleimani was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel but we caught him in the act and terminated him," Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
"We took action last night to stop a war.
We did not take action to start a war," Trump said, adding that the United States does not seek regime change in Iran.