Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very fast’ if they strike American assets
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Iraq votes to expel U.S. troops after Iran Gen. Qasem Soleimani’s killing
In a sign of Iraq’s mounting anger over a U.S. drone attack that killed Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani, as well as an Iraqi leader of Tehran-backed militias, Iraq’s Parliament on Sunday voted to expel U.S. military forces from the country. The development came as Iran said it was all but abandoning the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 3 January 2020
Greetings from Tyler, This new calendar year began with a BOOM heard round the world. President Trump pulled the trigger on the bloodiest terrorist this side of al Baghdadi, the Iranian leader Soleimani, blowing him and his convoy to bits at the Baghdad International Airport. He was the “brains,” the organizer and commander of Iranian…
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Iran vows ‘harsh retaliation’ after US airstrike kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after an airstrike on an airport in Baghdad killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. The Iranian state TV carried a statement by Khamenei who also called Soleimani “the international face of resistance.” Khamenei declared three days of public…
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Baghdad rocket attack kills Iranian military leaders including Gen. Qassim Soleimani, reports say
At least three rockets were fired at Baghdad International Airport Friday killing at least seven people, including Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, according to multiple reports early Friday. Soleimani is the military mastermind whom Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had deemed equally as dangerous as Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In October, Baghdadi killed himself during…
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Up to 4,000 US troops could deploy to Middle East amid Baghdad unrest: officials
The U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division’s alert brigade has been issued orders to deploy rapidly to Kuwait amid the unrest in Baghdad, three U.S. defense officials told Fox News on Tuesday. At least 500 paratroopers are already making their way to Kuwait, Fox News is told. The alert brigade of roughly 4,000 paratroopers, known as the…
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Why Iraq is at the center of the dispute between Iran and the United States
Protesters burn property in front of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday. (Khalid Mohammed/AP) Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated throughout 2019, but on New Year’s Eve these tensions were illustrated by a dramatic new image: the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad under siege. That militia supporters targeted the embassy in Iraq…
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Six charts that show how hard US sanctions have hit Iran
The value of Iran’s currency hit record lows as a result of the US sanctions – AFP The United States reinstated economic sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear deal in May 2018. Mr. Trump says he wants to apply “maximum pressure” on the government in Tehran to compel it to…
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Quake With 5.1 Magnitude Shakes Iran Near Bushehr Nuclear Plant
The national flag flies at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant in November. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has struck southern Iran near the Bushehr nuclear plant, U.S. and European experts say. The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake as moderate, meaning that it can cause considerable damage, but Iranian state media said…
