Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Donald Trump’s Order To Assassinate Soleimani Was More about Grabbing Headlines Than Foreign Policy 110 January 7, 2020 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Independent (United Kingdom) on 5 January 2020 by Ahmed Twaij (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Donald Trumpforeign policyMiddle EastMike PompeoQassem SoleimaniUnited Kingdom Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Nigeria: Trump’s Threat of War with Nigeria November 7, 2025. Published in The Sun 0 Germany: No ‘Landslide Victory’ for Milei November 6, 2025. Published in TazDealmaker Trump knows when to invest a few million. 0 O South Korea: The ‘Devil in the Details’ Lives On November 7, 2025. Published in HankookilboWith the convoluted negotiations beginning to straighten out, the burden on the South Korean government has been eased, at least for the time being. 0 India: Trump’s Nuclear Bombshell: Wake-Up Call for India’s Security Calculus November 9, 2025. Published in FirstpostAll in all, everything just got a hundred times more dangerous. 0 Turkey: Not Only Cuomo but Trumpism Is Also Losing November 10, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah[Mamdani’s] rise marks the fall of Cuomo’s mafia politics and a challenge to Trump’s populism. 0 Topics Canada: Trump Troubles Just Part of Beleaguered BBC’s Ethics Woes November 12, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 Bahrain: Rare Earth Minerals: A Farewell to America! November 12, 2025. Published in albiladpressIf China were to acquire these advanced and cutting-edge technologies ... would the U.S. accept defeat? 0 Romania: Trump and Ceaușescu: This Is How King Trump Wants To Immortalize Himself November 12, 2025. Published in Libertatea[T]he American president is building a personality cult that Ceaușescu borrowed from Stalin but raised to new heights. 0 Israel: Israel Gets It, the US Does Not November 11, 2025. Published in Israel HayomFrom an American viewpoint, Gaza is a nuisance and perhaps something that can be worked around in the broader campaign against Hamas. 0 Saudi Arabia: Mamdani… and New York’s ‘Swallow’! November 11, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat[T]he Republican Party is now a coalition of religious conservatives, the social and economic right, and libertarian oligarchs. For their part, the Democrats have become a broad “tent” uniting liberals, moderates, and socialists. 0 Iraq: The Busan Summit between Trump and Xi: A Truce of Necessity, Not Reconciliation November 11, 2025. Published in alsabaahU.S-China relations remain governed by a delicate balance of deterrence and cooperation[.] 0 Colombia: Petro and His Mistake of Underestimating Trump November 11, 2025. Published in El Colombiano[Donald Trump's] warmongering vision ... has led the U.S. to take dangerously interventionist, unilateral and aggressive stances. 0 Germany: Trump’s Lust for Power November 11, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung[At] least a few Republicans are actually objecting to the president’s overreach. They won’t rein him in, though. 0 Related Articles Canada: Trump Troubles Just Part of Beleaguered BBC’s Ethics Woes November 12, 2025. Published in Toronto Star Romania: Trump and Ceaușescu: This Is How King Trump Wants To Immortalize Himself November 12, 2025. Published in Libertatea[T]he American president is building a personality cult that Ceaușescu borrowed from Stalin but raised to new heights. Egypt: Israel’s Illusions of Leading the Region November 11, 2025. Published in almasryalyoumIsrael's reckless and impulsive strength, which disregards consequences, has shown that it cannot be trusted. Iraq: The Busan Summit between Trump and Xi: A Truce of Necessity, Not Reconciliation November 11, 2025. Published in alsabaahU.S-China relations remain governed by a delicate balance of deterrence and cooperation[.] Colombia: Petro and His Mistake of Underestimating Trump November 11, 2025. Published in El Colombiano[Donald Trump's] warmongering vision ... has led the U.S. to take dangerously interventionist, unilateral and aggressive stances. Previous articleQassem Soleimani: He Will Kill No MoreNext articleWho Was Gen. Soleimani? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment