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Two family members of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded, the US State Department said Saturday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Last night, the niece and grandniece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qassem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s termination of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status,” a department statement said.Soleimani, who led the IRGC’s foreign operations arm, was killed in a US drone strike while he was in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in January 2020.Read more: Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or face ‘Hell’
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