Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the move in a post on X, saying: The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
In posts to social media, Soleimani Afshar referred to the US as the \u201cGreat Satan\u201d and celebrated attacks on US soldiers in the Middle East, the State Department said.<\/p>\n
The New York Post reported<\/a> Soleimani Afshar published messages of support for the Iranian regime, including since the ongoing war started in February, and welcomed the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader to take over from his father, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israel campaign.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tGet The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition \t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n In another post, she expressed support for regime threats to seize assets of Iranian expatriates that Tehran labeled as \u201ctraitors,\u201d writing that their \u201chands are stained with the blood of the people,\u201d according to a translation from Farsi by the Post.<\/p>\n \u201cTaking war reparations from the scum who sold out their homeland is very satisfying,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n NEW: The niece and grand-niece of slain Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani were reportedly living ‘lavish’ lifestyles in Los Angeles before being arrested by ICE. <\/p>\n Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, the niece, had allegedly celebrated the Iranian attacks on US soldiers. <\/p>\n “While living in the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Qx54LyckA9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n She also reportedly shared a pro-regime graphic aimed at Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, which showed him holding US and Israeli flags with a background of missiles hitting a city. A caption read \u201cWhy Reza Pahlavi isn\u2019t Iran\u2019s future,\u201d implying that Pahlavi has a hand in the war against his homeland.\n<\/p>\n Aside from posting pro-Iranian regime propaganda, Soleimani Afshar used her Instagram account to publish photographs of herself in racy outfits that are banned for women to wear in public in Iran.<\/p>\n In the photos, some of which were taken in public places, she is not wearing an Islamic head covering, as would be required in Iran for a married woman.<\/p>\n According to the report, one photo \u2014 which appeared to have been edited \u2014 showed her with gold jewelry and a Louis Vuitton hoodie. In another, she is seen drinking champagne.<\/p>\n The grandniece of slain Iranian terror mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani lived a lavish life in the USA whilst her mother promoted the Iranian Regime.<\/p>\n Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25, and her mother, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, were arrested after the State Department terminated their\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/gP5TIA9TtL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Other posts showed her wearing a bikini, a plunging top, and playfully posing on a street in shorts.\n<\/p>\n There have been numerous incidents reported from Iran over the years when women were arrested for not abiding by the country\u2019s strict modesty codes, which include wearing a hijab headdress in public.<\/p>\n According to the Post, Afshar entered the US on a tourist visa in 2015 and was then granted asylum in 2019, with a Green Card following in 2021.<\/p>\n Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States.<\/p>\n Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Qassem Soleimani, the longtime leader of the IRGC\u2019s Quds Force, was killed in a US drone strike while he was in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in January 2020, during US President Donald Trump\u2019s first term.\n<\/p>\n Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday that Soleimani\u2019s daughter, Narjes Soleimani, said the late Iranian military commander\u2019s family and relatives have never lived in the US and that he had two nephews, not nieces.<\/p>\n
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