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US lawmakers reject Trumps new claim that Soleimani targeted 4 US embassies in region Several US lawmakers and officials have dismissed President Donald Trumps new claim the US assassinated Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani because he was planning an attack on four American embassies in the region, including the one in Iraq.
In an interview on Friday with Fox News, Trump... |
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Oman names Sultan Qaboos cousin Haitham as new ruler Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq al-Said as the countrys new ruler after the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said.
In posts on their Twitter accounts on Saturday, Omani newspapers Al Watan and Al Roya said Minister of Heritage and Culture Haitham bin Tariq was taking the oath of allegiance... |
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Iran: Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error Iran says a Ukrainian plane which crashed outside Tehran this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and been brought down due to human error "at a time of crisis caused by US adventurism."
In a statement Saturday, the general staff of the armed forces touched on the tense situation in... |
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Pelosi set to send impeachment articles to Senate US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said that she is planning to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over to the Senate next week.
"I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler [D-N.Y.] to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week... |
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India citizenship law protest turns creative with art to express anger Outside this university campus of New Delhis Jamia Millia Islamia, protests have now become a daily routine for hundreds and sometimes thousands of students. They have been protesting against the new citizenship law which they say singles out Muslims and violates the Indian constitution.
Scores of... |
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Omans Sultan Qaboos dies at 79 Omans Sultan Qaboos bin Said dies at the age of 79 after around half a century at the helm of the state amid a battle with resurgent colorectal cancer.
The head of state passed on Friday evening, Reuters reported, citing state media.
Muscat subsequently declared a three-day period of national mourning.
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US imitating Daesh in threatening Irans cultural sites: Zarif Irans foreign minister says US threats to target landmarks important to the Iranian culture are an imitation of the Daesh terrorist groups razing of the regional countries cultural heritage.
The US "seeks to emulate the war crimes of Daesh, menacing the cultural heritage of the millennia-old civilization... |
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Putin, Erdogan urge restraint, de-escalation of Iran-US tensions Russia and Turkey have called for restraint and de-escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States following the assassination of a senior Iranian military commander in Iraq by US army terrorists.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the appeal... |
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Johnson clashes with Corbyn over General Soleimani assassination Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has once again vigorously defended the terrorist-style assassination of Iranian Quds force General Qassem Soleimani.
In his first Prime Ministers Questions since Parliament returned from its Christmas break, Johnson repeated the unsubstantiated claim that General Soleimani... |
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Trump says US will impose new sanctions against Iran after Tehrans retaliation US President Donald Trump says his administration will impose new sanctions against Iran and will ask the NATO military alliance to get more involved in the Middle East following Irans retaliation for the US assassination of a top Iranian general.
Trump made the comments from the White House on Wednesday... |
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US threatens India with sanctions over purchasing Russias S-400 missile systems The United States has warned India not to purchase advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, urging New Delhi to reconsider purchasing Russias air shield systems or face the "risk for sanctions."
A senior official at the US State Department made the remarks during a press briefing on Wednesday,... |
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Anti-war activists in New York City protest against Trumps Middle East policy A large number of anti-war activists have stage a demonstration in New York Citys Times Square, demanding an end to US military actions in the Middle East.
The demonstration was held on Wednesday amid US President Donald Trump’s aggressive actions against Iran that have increased concerns... |
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Ilhan Omar: War destroys lives, takes away futures Muslim US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says "war destroys lives" and "it takes away futures and it destroys generations," as US President Donald Trumps aggressive actions against Iran have increased concerns of spiraling out of control into a new full-fledged war in the Middle East.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Irans retaliation against US only a slap Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Irans early Wednesday missile attack on US bases in Iraq following the American assassination of a top general was just "a slap".
"The talk of revenge and such debates are a different issue. For now, a slap was delivered on their... |
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Rouhani: Ultimate revenge is to end US presence in region President Hassan Rouhani says ending the United States presence in the region will be the "ultimate revenge" to be exacted on Washington by the regional nations.
President Rouhani was addressing a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, after Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) struck two US bases... |
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Ukrainian passenger jet crashes in Iran, all 176 on board dead A Ukrainian passenger plane with 176 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off from the international airport south of the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing all those aboard.
Ali Khashani, a senior public relations official at Imam Khomeini International Airport, said the Boeing 737 operated... |
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Countries move to evacuate, restrict citizens after Iran missile attacks on US bases in Iraq Countries have been warning their citizens to prepare for evacuation from and avoid traveling to Iraq, following retaliatory missile attacks by Iran against two US military bases in the Arab country.
Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at two US airbases in Iraq... |
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IRGC: No missiles intercepted in attack on US bases, casualties reported Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says none of its missiles were intercepted during Wednesdays heavy strike that targeted two US bases inside Iraq to avenge the United States assassination of its senior commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
There have been initial reports of... |
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IRGC targets US airbases in Iraq in response to assassination of General Soleimani Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has targeted the US airbase of Ain al-Assad in Anbar province in western Iraq after launching a wave of attacks to retaliate the US assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
"Tens of surface-to-surface missiles" were... |
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Massive crowds bid farewell to hero general in hometown funeral Millions of mourners have thronged the streets in Irans southeastern city of Kerman, the hometown of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, to attend a final funeral for the top defense strategist, who was assassinated by the US military during a visit to neighboring Iraq.
The procession was initially... |
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Iran FM vows proportionate response to US terror act after assassination of General Soleimani Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will respond proportionately to the United States assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
"This is state terrorism," Zarif said in an... |
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Indian Muslims protest US assassination of senior Iranian, Iraqi commanders Muslim communities gathered in New Delhi on Tuesday to protest the assassination of senior Iranian military commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the US.
Demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy carrying posters and cartoons of US President Donald Trump and chanted anti-US slogans.
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US-led coalition temporarily relocates headquarters from Iraq to Kuwait: Report The the US-led military coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh terrorist group has reportedly relocated its headquarters in Iraq to Kuwait in the wake of recent assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and... |
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Trump didnt know Gen. Soleimanis blood will make resistance front stronger: Senior Yemeni official A member of Yemens Supreme Political Council has censured the US assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the second-in-command of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, saying... |
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Iran calls for national legal action against Instagram Irans Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has called for nationwide legal action against Instagram in protest at the American photo- and video-sharing platforms purge against the users reacting to the USs assassination of Iranian anti-terrorism struggle icon Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
Since... |
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Even weakest revenge scenario to become historic nightmare for US: Shamkhani Irans top security official says Tehran is considering 13 revenge scenarios against the US for the targeted killing of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
"Even the weakest of the 13 revenge scenarios will be a historic nightmare for America," said Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Irans Supreme... |
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Germany slashing troop numbers in Iraq Germany says it is reducing its military presence in Iraq, in the latest fallout from the United States assassination of Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
The German government told parliament in a letter on Monday that about 30 soldiers stationed in Baghdad and Taji would be... |
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Tulsi Gabbard: War with Iran would make Afghanistan, Iraq wars look like a picnic US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has warned President Donald Trump that war with Iran will make previous wars in the Middle East region look like "a picnic."
Representative Gabbard, D-Hawaii, made the remarks in an interview with Fox News on Monday following the US assassination of Lieutenant... |
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Pelosy: US House will vote to limit Trumps war powers on Iran US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that the legislative body will seek to limit President Donald Trumps "military actions regarding Iran" in the wake of increased tensions between the two countries.
Tensions between the US and Iran escalated after Trump ordered the assassination... |
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US not to leave Iraq, unless they pay for our base: Trump US President Donald Trump has vowed to launch sanctions on Iraq after the parliament votes to ban the American forces presence in the country.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Sunday, the American commander-in-chiefs comments came as tensions were spiraling between Tehran and Washington over... |
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