Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani stands at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province March 8, 2015. Reuters
Shane Harris, Daily Beast: Nuke Deal Helps Qasem Soleimani, The Top Iranian General With ‘American Blood on His Hands’
John Kerry denied it. So did Iran’s foreign minister. But the world’s most notorious spymaster stands to benefit—big time—from the accord with Tehran.
Among the big winners in the agreement to curtail Iran’s nuclear program, count a notorious and shadowy Iranian general who helped Shiite militias in Iraq kill American soldiers and who has come to the rescue of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
You’ll find his name, Qasem Soleimani, buried in an annex (PDF) of the unremittingly dense Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, along with some of his colleagues from the senior ranks of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as its various divisions and corporate fronts. They’ll all be granted some sanctions relief as part of the U.S.-brokered deal to curtail Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon.
Update #1: Iranian General Accused of Helping to Kill Americans to Receive Sanctions Relief in Nuclear Accord -- ABC News
Update #2: When Sanctions Lift, Iranian Commander Will Benefit -- WSJ
WNU Editor: Why does this not surprise me .... and why John Kerry's denials do not impress me. I expect more surprises on what was exactly agreed upon to come out in the next day or two.
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