The Obama administration sanctioned Soleimani in 2011 over his involvement in a plan to assassinate a Saudi diplomat in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump has attacked his predecessor Barack Obama for being too soft on Iran, while celebrating his own decision to assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani despite potential geopolitical blowback.on Monday, Trump cast Obama as indecisive and weak in his dealings with Iran, criticizing the former president for not ordering Soleimani's death himself.Soleimani—killed in a U.S.
Trump told Limbaugh Monday that Soleimani was Iran's"real military leader. He's a terrorist. He was designated a terrorist by President Obama and then Obama did nothing about it." Trump has been broadly critical of his predecessor, and while campaigning vowed to tear up the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action —known as the Iran nuclear deal—that Obama secured after years of negotiation.
The agreement imposed restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions.
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