Secretary of State Marco Rubio just
the arrest of the niece and grandniece of the late Qasem Soleimani, the IRGC Quds Force CG that President Trump characterized as an "evil genius" and had assassinated in 2020.
According to Lil' Marco, the US government has stripped Qasem Soleimani's niece Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter — who had been "living lavishly" in Tehrangeles — of their green cards and intends to deport them.
The State Department is
the punitive measures against Mrs. Soleimani Afshar and her daughter upon allegations that the former had said
nice things about Iran and
mean things about America:
While living in the United States, she promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the “Great Satan,” and voiced her unflinching support for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization.
However, we'll have to see whether Mrs. Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are quickly deported or not, especially given the current logistics of traveling from the US to Iran.
If they're not back in Iran within the next several days or find themselves stuck in a third country hostile to Iran, then the US may very well find itself subject to accusations of engaging in "hostage diplomacy."