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Pompeo praises killing of Iranian commander at Republican convention

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Qasem Soleimani was responsible for killing US soldiers and other rogue actions in the Middle East.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised the US killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in his speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.

Speaking from the Old City of Jerusalem, the top diplomat said the January airstrike against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps major general in Baghdad was just.

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