US says it has arrested relatives of late Iranian general Qasem Soleimani
Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter have been arrested, according to the US State Department. The statement was released on Saturday. Marco Rubio said the two women were in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), pending removal from the country.
The US State Department said Soleimani Afshar was an "outspoken supporter of the totalitarian, terrorist regime in Iran" and had promoted "Iranian regime propaganda" on her social media account. Soleimani Afshar's husband has also been barred from the US. Narjes Soleimani, Soleimani's daughter, said: "The individuals arrested in the US have no connection whatsoever to Martyr Soleimani and the claims made by the US State Department are false." She added that the US had "become so weak and insignificant that by fabricating lies against a great figure".
Marco Rubio said on X that Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were "green card holders living lavishly in the United States". Soleimani was killed in 2020 in a US air strike in Iraq, which was ordered by then US President Donald Trump.
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The US State Department has said that relatives of the late Iranian general Qasem Soleimani have been arrested. The Secretary of State revoked the lawful US permanent resident status of the individuals- but questions are being raised about the validity of the claims.
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