US: "Two relatives of Soleimani arrested by federal agents"

JH Kim

Summary

The US State Department said two relatives of Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States.
It said the arrests occurred as tensions between the United States and Iran persist.
It said developments in the investigation and reactions from both sides are being closely watched.

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The US State Department said two relatives of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States. Attention is growing over the circumstances and alleged charges in the case.

According to Walter Bloomberg on the 4th (local time), the State Department said Soleimani’s nephew and great-granddaughter were arrested last Friday by US federal agents.

Specific allegations and details of the incident have not been disclosed. US authorities have yet to provide further information about the related investigation.

Soleimani served as commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and was killed in a US airstrike in 2020. He has since been cited as a key factor in tensions between the United States and Iran.

The arrests occurred as frictions between the two countries persist. Developments in the investigation and reactions from both sides are being closely watched.