Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general and Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, while his administration initiated conflict with Iran.
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Updated Jul 22
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Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general and Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, while his administration initiated conflict with Iran.
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The entities involved
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Jeff Sessions
American politician and lawyer (born 1946)
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Rex Tillerson
69th United States Secretary of State
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Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)