Tag: Iran

In this Jan. 25, 2018, photo, American troops coordinate with Iraqi counterparts to launch airstrikes and artillery from a small complex in the town of Qaim, Iraq. As the fight against IS in Syria grinds on, Iraqi troops stationed in western Iraq near the border continue to call on coalition forces for help sharing intelligence and launching strikes. Thousands of U.S. troops and billions of dollars spent by Washington helped bring down the Islamic State group in Iraq, but many of the divisions and problems that helped fuel the extremistsâ rise remain.

Iraqi parliament votes to expel US military following Soleimani’s death

Madison Dibble · January 5, 2020 5:16 pm

President Trump speaks at an event.

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Trump better not be bluffing on Iran

Eddie Scarry · January 5, 2020 5:07 pm

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. attends a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. Trump said on Twitter that the driver in Tuesday's attack "came into our country through what is called the 'Diversity Visa Lottery Program,' a Chuck Schumer beauty" â a reference to the Senate's Democratic leader.

Wasserman-Schultz claims Trump ordered Soleimani strike out of ‘self interest’

Dominick Mastrangelo · January 5, 2020 5:05 pm

U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armoured vehicle in a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.

US-led forces halt operations against ISIS amid threat of retaliation from Iran

Tim Pearce · January 5, 2020 4:40 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019.

‘He’s a racist’: Graham rips ‘loser’ Kaepernick for ‘un-American’ criticism of Soleimani strike

Dominick Mastrangelo · January 5, 2020 4:37 pm

Warren questions timing of Soleimani strike: ‘Trump is very upset about this upcoming impeachment trial’

Madison Dibble · January 5, 2020 4:33 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq, at President Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Pompeo: ‘No skepticism’ among Trump officials that Soleimani was planning attack on Americans

Tim Pearce · January 5, 2020 3:35 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a speech at the London Lecture series at Kansas State University Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in Manhattan, Kan.

‘We will behave lawfully’: Pompeo downplays Trump threat to hit Iranian cultural sites

Carlin Becker · January 5, 2020 3:30 pm

Iranian military adviser says US military sites will 'receive a blow that is equal to the blow they’ve inflicted’

Madison Dibble · January 5, 2020 3:15 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks during a joint news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, following their meeting in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is in Greece on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington.

‘You should ask Mr. Soleimani’: Pompeo swats down impeachment weakening Trump on world stage

Dominick Mastrangelo · January 5, 2020 3:07 pm

Buttigieg won’t credit Trump for Soleimani strike ‘until we know whether this was a good decision’

Madison Dibble · January 5, 2020 2:51 pm

Fall foliage covers the North Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Washington, as a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents begins.

‘Attack the White House’: Iranian lawmaker threatens to strike America

Dominick Mastrangelo · January 5, 2020 2:29 pm