Sen. Rand Paul, an anti-war Republican, says 'there will be war with Iran' after Soleimani's killing

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• GOP Sen. Rand Paul on Friday said "there will be war with Iran" after the US assassinated Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the country's top military leader. 
• "I think, that there will be an escalation, that there will be a war with Iran," Paul said. 
• Paul, who has garnered a reputation as perhaps the most anti-war Republican in Congress, added, "Unfortunately, diplomacy is dead now in the Middle East with Iran."
• The Kentucky Republican's remarks stood in stark contrast with Trump's comments on the assassination on Friday afternoon. 
• Trump said the US killed Soleimani to "stop a war," even as Iran issued threats and vowed to avenge his death. 
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Friday said "there will be war with Iran" after the US killed its top general in an airstrike in Iraq, a move he characterized as a "the death of diplomacy."

In an interview with Fox News on Friday, the Kentucky senator said, "I think, that there will be an escalation, that there will be a war with Iran."

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