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Trump nods at Israeli killing of Iran’s ‘actual top’ leader along with Basij force chief

By Jacob Magid 17 March 2026, 6:24 pm
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US President Donald Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US President Donald Trump nods to Israel’s killing of top Iranian official Ali Larijani along with the head of Iran’s oppressive Basij force Gholamreza Soleimani.

“A lot of people say their actual top was killed yesterday, along with somebody else who was responsible for the killing… of 32,000… protesters,” Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office.

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