Iranian President Rouhani and Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Qasem Soleimani
CNN: Top Iranian commander endorses moderate Rouhani's threat to disrupt oil amid Trump administration pressure
(CNN)The leading Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander on Wednesday offered his nation's moderate President a rare endorsement after Hassan Rouhani called US attempts to block Iranian oil exports "pointless."
Qasem Soleimani, who heads Iran's elite Quds Force and rarely makes public statements, said he would "kiss" Rouhani's hand after the President hinted Tuesday at threats to disrupt regional oil exports.
"Your valuable statement that said there will be no guarantees for oil exports from this region unless the Islamic Republic of Iran (can) also export its oil was a source of pride," the hard-line commander said in a tweet, adding that he would be ready to implement the policy.
Soleimani, who is widely known as Iran's "spymaster," and Rouhani, who has made diplomacy with the West a staple of his presidency, rarely see eye to eye.
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