Trump says it doesn’t matter if Soleimani posed an imminent threat

Trump on Monday insisted the threat posed by Soleimani was imminent and that his team was in agreement on the strike, but tweeted “it doesn’t really matter because of his horrible past!” ... Read More

Overnight Defense: Trump says it ‘doesn’t really matter’ if ...

Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.&nb… ... Read More

Donald Trump: Specific Qassem Soleimani threat 'really doesn't matter ...

Trump in a morning tweet accused Democratic lawmakers and the news media of “working hard to determine whether or not the future attack by terrorist Soleimani was “imminent” or not, & was my ... Read More

‘Imminent threat’ explanation noticeably absent in White House ...

The Trump administration has repeatedly insisted that its decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was justified because he posed an “imminent threat” to American lives, but that ... Read More

Trump says Soleimani was planning 'imminent and sinister ... - Fox News

President Trump accused Iranian general Qassem Soleimani of planning “imminent and sinister attacks” in his first televised remarks since the deadly airstrike that killed the general in Baghdad. Read More

Trump says ‘it doesn’t really matter’ if Soleimani was planning ...

President Donald Trump said Monday “it doesn’t really matter” if Iran’s top general was plotting attacks on Americans at the time of his death. Read More

Ex-Obama Security Adviser Says Trump Was Correct to Kill Soleimani

On Sunday, the president appeared to shift his position, claiming in a tweet that it "doesn't really matter" if Soleimani was an imminent threat of not "because of his horrible past." ... Read More

Did Soleimani Pose an Imminent Threat? - Council on Foreign Relations

If Iran, and especially Soleimani personally, was preparing an imminent attack, this would further bolster the claim that Trump had wide latitude to launch military strikes. Read More

Trump: ‘It doesn’t really matter’ if Soleimani was imminent threat

President Trump defended his decision to kill Qassem Soleimani, whether the threat the top Iranian commander posed was imminent or not amid his administration’s shifting explanations for the attack. Read More

Trump: Timing of threat from Soleimani 'doesn't really matter'

President Donald Trump fuelled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying "it doesn't really matter" whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to ... Read More