Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troops in what the Iranian supreme leader said was a “slap” against America’s military presence in the region. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
President Donald Trump issued an optimistic message on Twitter Tuesday night after Iran fired missiles at a base in Iraq housing U.S. troops. “All is well!” Trump wrote in a tweet — his first statement since the strike. “Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking …
Baghdad (AFP) – Iran on Wednesday launched a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase where US forces are based, threatening “more crushing responses” if Washington carried out further strikes, Iranian state media said. It said the missiles were in response to a US strike last week that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi top …
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WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he met Saudi Arabia’s vice defence minister to discuss trade, oil prices and stability in the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Twitter he had delivered a message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto …
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China won’t hike grain import quotas for US trade deal US President Donald Trump had said that China agreed to double pre-trade war purchases of US agricultural products over the next two years.PHOTO: AFP BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will not increase its annual low-tariff import quotas for corn, wheat and rice to accommodate stepped-up purchases …
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U.S. officials on Monday braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible “tit-for-tat” attempt on the life of an American military commander. President Donald Trump ordered the Jan. 2 strike against Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s …
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Chaos over U.S. troops in Iraq as Pentagon insists they WON’T withdraw despite general leading anti-ISIS coalition saying they’ll move ‘out of Iraq’ in letter released by “mistake” amid anger over attack that killed Qassem Soleimani General in charge of U.S. coalition forces in Iraq tells military counterpart to prepare for helicopter flights as troops …
Iran is withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal, a move that could be perceived as the country taking a big step toward obtaining a nuclear weapon. This announcement comes after President Donald Trump ordered a strike that killed Iran’s top military leader, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear deal in …
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept over the remains of Qassem Soleimani at a mass funeral march in Tehran today Soleimani died in a drone strike in Iraq on Friday and his remains were flown back to Iran on Sunday night His daughter Zeinab directly threatened an attack on U.S. forces as she spoke to the mourners …
State television said it was a ‘several million-strong’ turnout Tehran (AFP) – Downtown Tehran was brought to a standstill Monday as mourners flooded the Iranian capital to pay an emotional homage to Qasem Soleimani, the “heroic” general killed in a US strike. Young and old were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in the streets, including women dressed in …
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