Soleimani
UN accuses Trump of breaking international law in Soleimani killing
A United Nations report concluded that President Trump violated international law by staging a drone strike on an airport in Baghdad that killed the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani. At the time of the Jan. 8 attack – carried out without the knowledge or consent of Congress or U.S. allies in …
Qasem Soleimani killing was a ‘wake-up call’ to Tehran: Prince Turki
The U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top commander showed Tehran that it can’t get away with its provocations, but won’t stop the country from continuing with its agenda, a former chief of Saudi intelligence told CNBC. “The taking out of (Qasem) Soleimani definitely has been an important step to check at least some of the …
BREAKING: The Trump Effect: Britain, France, Germany Suddenly Harden Toward Iran After Killing Of Soleimani
Surprise, surprise: Three countries that are signatories to the infamous Iran nuclear deal have suddenly hardened their positions vis-à-vis Iran after the Trump administration’s airstrike killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. On Tuesday, Britain, France and Germany triggered the nuclear deal’s dispute mechanism, which means Iran has 30 days to stop violating the nuclear deal before …
BREAKING: U.S. Launched Secret Operation To Kill Second Top Iranian Terrorist On Same Day As Soleimani
The U.S. military launched a secret operation to kill a second high-ranking Iranian terrorist last week on the same day that President Donald Trump authorized a drone strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Forces (IRGC-QF) Commander Qassem Soleimani. “The disclosure of a second mission indicated that the Trump administration was attempting to target a …
BREAKING: Soleimani was in Iraq to ease regional tensions; then Trump said ‘Kill him’
Qasem Soleimani, Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Donald Trump. (Photos, left-to-right: Photo: akkasemosalman.ir via Wikimedia; Iraqi state television; Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia) The acting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi addressed Parliament today with a recommendation for U.S. troops to be removed from the country. That speech has been widely covered and quoted in the U.S. …
Iran live updates: After killing of Soleimani in Iraq, Tehran vows revenge on U.S.
BEIRUT — As the Middle East grappled with the fallout from Soleimani’s death, perhaps the most divided reaction came from Syria, where the Iranian commander is seen as a hero by supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was backed by Iran, and a villain by Assad’s opponents. “The martyr Soleimani will be canonized in …
U.S. to send 3,000 troops to Middle East after embassy attack, Soleimani killing
WASHINGTON — The United States is sending approximately 3,000 soldiers to the Middle East after thousands of people stormed the compound of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, three U.S. defense officials and one U.S. military official confirmed to NBC News on Friday. The news came hours after an American airstrike killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the …