I did many things during my two terms in office to stop the quest for nuclear weapons by Iran. First, and perhaps most importantly, I killed General Qassem Soleimani in my first term. He was an evil genius, brilliant person, a horrible human being. However, the father of the roadside bomb. And he lived. Just horrible what he did. (14:22–14:29)
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Asserts responsibility for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.
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