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Meet the New Boss! Same as the old Thug!

2019-10-02

[Twitter]

Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, commander of #AlqudsForce, the foreign meddling arm of the #IRGC, appears in a rare TV interview yesterday, bolstering speculation he is being prepared to replace #Khamenei. His public profile has noticeably increased:https://t.co/oeiElQM6HA
— Ahmed Quraishi - TV Team (@Office_AQPk) October 2, 2019

The Times of Israel translates key bits of the interview into English: Iran’s Soleimani claims he and Nasrallah barely escaped Israeli air raid in 2006

Posted by:3dc

#1 bolstering speculation he is being prepared to replace #Khamenei

No way, he's not an Ayatollah. On the other hand, he might be contemplating a coup - IRGC holds most of the advanced weapons, and most of the experienced soldiers in Iran.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-02 07:56

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