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Trump to Iran: Retaliate at Your Peril

President says US has 52 targets ready to go if Iran strikes back

(Newser) - The war of words between President Trump and Iran is intensifying after the assassination of Gen. Qasem Soleimani , with Trump taking to Twitter on Saturday to threaten to take out 52 Iranian targets should Tehran deign to respond. "Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any...

How Trump Made His 'Tremendously Bold' Choice

During talks at Mar-a-Lago, he apparently wanted blood right away

(Newser) - During his annual Christmas vacation, President Trump huddled at his Florida club with top national security advisers. Days earlier, a rocket attack by an Iranian-funded group struck a US-Iraqi base, killing an American contractor and wounding several others. Trump's advisers presented him with an array of options for responding,...

Rose McGowan Defends Tweet About Iran Airstrike

The actor takes heat for her claim that 'the USA has disrespected your country'

(Newser) - Rose McGowan's tweet that apologized on behalf of the US to Iran for "disrespecting their flag and people" in the wake of an airstrike that killed the country's top general was not anti-American, the actress said in the face of harsh criticism. "I don't support...

Mourners in Military Fatigues: 'Death to America'

But not everyone is grieving Soleimani's death

(Newser) - Thousands of mourners chanting "America is the Great Satan" marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad for Iran's top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a US airstrike, the AP reports. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds force and mastermind...

Will Airstrike Turn Proxy War Into a &#39;Hot War&#39;?
Trump: 'We Took Action
Last Night to Stop a War'
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Jan 3, 2020 2:46 PM CST

Trump: 'We Took Action Last Night to Stop a War'

President defends military strike

(Newser) - The US took out Iran's top commander . So what happens next? President Trump insisted Friday afternoon that he's not looking for "regime change" or to start a war. "We took action last night to stop a war," he said at Mar-a-Lago, per CNN . "We...

Trump Tweets About Iran After Airstrike
Trump Tweets About
Iran After Airstrike
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Jan 3, 2020 9:09 AM CST

Trump Tweets About Iran After Airstrike

'He should have been taken out many years ago!'

(Newser) - President Trump is out with tweets Friday morning justifying the military strike that killed a top Iranian commander. Qasem Soleimani, the president asserted, got what he deserved. Soleimani "has killed or badly wounded thousands of Americans over an extended period of time, and was plotting to kill many more...

Military Airstrike Roils the Stock Market

Dow falls more than 200 at open as oil prices surge

(Newser) - Investors aren't happy about the new world tension set off by the Pentagon's killing of an Iranian commander. The Dow fell more than 200 points at the open and global stocks slumped as well, reports the Wall Street Journal . Also, oil prices were surging on fears that new...

US Killing of Iran General Seen as 'Major Escalation'

Embassy tells all US citizens to leave Iraq

(Newser) - The killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike Thursday night is widely being described as a "game changer"—and a major escalation in the Middle East. Gen. Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, was killed along with Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis...

US Drone Strike Kills Top Iranian General

Qasem Soleimani was killed at Baghdad airport

(Newser) - Iran vowed "harsh retaliation" after its top general was killed by an American drone strike in Iraq Thursday night. The Pentagon confirmed that it had taken "decisive action" against Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who was killed as he left the Baghdad airport in a convoy with leaders of...

Anti-US Protests Continue at Embassy in Iraq
Iran's Leader Responds
to Trump's Threat
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Jan 1, 2020 3:15 PM CST

Iran's Leader Responds to Trump's Threat

'You can't do anything,' says supreme leader, as anti-US protests continue in Iraq

(Newser) - Anti-American protests continued for a second straight day near the US embassy in Iraq on Wednesday, prompting US forces to fire tear gas at one point. However, Reuters reports that protesters have withdrawn after a militia umbrella group told demonstrators to disperse. Meanwhile, US-Iran tensions were rising over the situation....

After US Counterstrike, a Key Question

Will violence between US forces and Iranian-backed forces escalate or diminish?

(Newser) - Over the weekend, the US launched a total of five airstrikes —three in Iraq and two in Syria—against a militia it blames for rocket attacks against Americans. Now that militia, as well as Iran, is condemning the airstrikes and warning about retaliation. The details:
  • The target: The US
...

After 3 Years in Iran, 'Another American Is Coming Home'

Princeton grad student Xiyue Wang, 38, released as part of prisoner exchange

(Newser) - "Another American is coming home." That was the early Saturday tweet from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with good news for the family of Xiyue Wang, the Chinese American graduate student who's been held prisoner in Iran for more than three years. CNN and NBC News report...

Thousands More US Troops Could Be Sent to Middle East

Esper 'intends to make changes' to counter Iran, official says

(Newser) - The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to deter Iranian aggression, amid reports of escalating violence in Iran and continued meddling by Tehran in Iraq, Syria and other parts of the region. John Rood, defense undersecretary for policy, told senators Thursday that Defense Secretary...

US: Missiles Are Moving Into Iraq, and They're Not Iraqi

The culprit is apparently Iran

(Newser) - Ballistic missiles are appearing in Iraq, US officials say—only they're not Iraqi. Details are scant, but Iran has apparently taken advantage of Iraqi unrest by sneaking short-range missiles into the country, the New York Times reports. Seems Iran is using Shiite militias under its control to move and...

Iraqi Protesters Burn Down Iran Consulate
Protesters Torch Iran Consulate
Nov 28, 2019 12:30 AM CST

Protesters Torch Iran Consulate

Death toll in Iraq protests hits 350

(Newser) - Anti-government protesters burned down an Iranian consulate building in southern Iraq on Wednesday, while six protesters were killed by security forces who fired live rounds amid ongoing violence in the country, Iraqi officials say. Protesters torched the consulate in the holy city of Najaf in the evening, the AP reports....

Report: After Gas Prices Double in Iran, Death
Report: Iran Is Killing Protesters
Nov 19, 2019 2:02 PM CST

Report: Iran Is Killing Protesters

Amnesty International says at least 106 are dead

(Newser) - Amnesty International says at least 106 people have died in Iran amid protests over rising fuel prices—and the number could easily be double that, the AP reports. A mix of video footage, eyewitness testimony, and information from activists reveals that Iranian security forces have "used excessive and lethal...

Site Meant for Research Has Been Enriching Uranium: UN Watchdog

It looks like Fordo underground facility is in violation of 2015 nuclear deal

(Newser) - The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has confirmed that Iran is now enriching uranium at its underground Fordo facility, a move prohibited by the 2015 nuclear deal. That's according to a confidential quarterly report that was distributed to member states and seen by the AP on Monday. Iran invited inspectors...

'Potentially Huge News' in Case of Vanished Ex-FBI Agent

Iran acknowledged it has an open case against Robert Levinson

(Newser) - The last time former FBI agent Robert Levinson was heard from was in a 2011 hostage video . The last time he was seen was four years before that, on an island off Iran—where he vanished "under still-mysterious circumstances while on an unauthorized CIA mission," per the AP...

Iran Begins Uranium Gas Injections Into Centrifuges

Move is major step away from nuclear deal

(Newser) - Iran injected uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear complex early Thursday, taking its most-significant step away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers . Tehran also acknowledged blocking an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency from visiting its nuclear site at Natanz last week, the first...

Iran Thumbs Nose at Nuclear Deal—Again

Tehran, wanting to ease sanctions, says uranium enrichment is 'reversible'

(Newser) - Iran is continuing to back away from its nuclear deal with world powers following US withdrawal over a year ago. On Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani announced that uranium gas would be injected into centrifuges at the underground Fordo facility beginning Wednesday. A rep for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran...

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