US arrests niece and grandniece of slain Iran general Qassem Soleimani
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“US arrests niece and grandniece of slain Iran general Qassem Soleimani”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the arrest of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter.
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— The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
“Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, who were allegedly living a ‘lavish lifestyle’ in Los Angeles, have had their green cards revoked”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the revocation of green cards for Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter.
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— The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
“The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or US visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported.”
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Wikipedia entries mention Iran-US negotiations and a 2026 war but provide no information about green card revocations or visa actions by the Trump administration.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
“The latest actions were taken just this week when Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined they were no longer eligible for either lawful permanent resident status, or to enter the United States.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Secretary Marco Rubio's involvement in revoking green cards.
“The steps follow a move late last year in which the visas of several diplomats and staff at Iran’s mission to the United Nations were also revoked.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm visa revocations for Iran's UN mission staff.
“In a statement on Saturday, the US State Department said the niece and grandniece of former Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US air strike near the Baghdad airport in 2020, had been arrested late Friday by immigration agents after Rubio revoked their green cards.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the US State Department's statement about arrests linked to green card revocations.
“‘Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,’ the statement said, adding that Afshar’s husband has also been banned from entering the United States.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Hamideh Soleimani Afshar's custody status or her husband's travel ban.
“Afshar and her daughter had been living a ‘lavish lifestyle’ in Los Angeles for many years while publicly supporting the Iranian government and anti-American attacks, according to the statement.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm claims about a 'lavish lifestyle' or public support for anti-American attacks.
“She is ‘an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on Americans and referred to our country as the ‘Great Satan,’ Rubio said in a social media post.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Secretary Marco Rubio's statements about green card revocations.
“Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US air strike near the Baghdad airport in 2020”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Qassem Soleimani's death in 2020, despite this being a historically verified event.
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