In mid 2018, Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) extraterritorial Quds Force, warned American President Donald Trump: ‘Mr Trump, the gambler, I’m telling you, know that we are close to you in that place you don’t think we are. You will start the war, but we will end it’. Mr Trump certainly lived up to his reputation as a gamester last Friday, revealing his willingness ...
