In Response to a vote by the Iraqi Parliament to kick out US troops over the killing of Iranian Major General Soleimani in Baghdad.
- Trump warned sanctions against Iraq would make those against Iran look ‘tame’
- Iraqi lawmakers have voted to expel US troops, a move which could spark an ISIS resurgence in the country
- Trump said: ‘We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there… We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it’
- The president spoke on Air Force One as he returned to Washington with his wife Melania from a two-week vacation in Florida
- Trump also threatened ‘major retaliation’ if Iran launched revenge attacks on the U.S.
Donald Trump last night warned ally Iraq could be hit with crippling economic sanctions if the country kicks out American troops over the killing of an Iranian general by a U.S. air strike in Baghdad. President Trump spoke on Air Force One as he and his family returned to Washington D.C. after a two-week vacation at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. Trump told reporters that a forced departure of U.S. troops would prompt sanctions on Iraq, adding: ‘It’ll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame.’ He said: ‘If they do ask us to leave – if we don´t do it in a very friendly basis – we will charge them sanctions like they’ve never seen before.’ Trump added: ‘We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. Long before my time. We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it.’ Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. air strike on Friday shortly after he arrived in Iraq’s Baghdad airport – with the Trump administration insisting he posed an imminent threat and had ordered attacks on Americans in the Middle East. Iraq’s parliament on Sunday voted in favor of a resolution calling for an end of the foreign military presence in their nation, an effort aimed at expelling the 5,000 U.S. troops stationed – a move which could spark an ISIS resurgence.
Iran has vowed ‘severe revenge’ and yesterday abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal in response to the airstrike.
Esmail Qaani, who has succeeded Soleimani as commander of the Revolutionary Quards’ powerful Quds Force, also swore revenge in an interview with state TV which was aired today. ‘God the almighty has promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger. Certainly actions will be taken,’ he said. A former head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also threatened on Sunday to turn the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv ‘to dust’ if the US attacks targets in Iran. American forces are braced for retaliation and the US-led coalition against ISIS said in a statement yesterday that it was pausing its fight against the jihadists to shore up its own defences. Nick Note: This is a colossal FUCK UP….. Trump is driving Syria, Turkey and Iran into forming a power house in The Middle East replicating the US with Russian influence.