Iran

January 4, 2020

US ‘self-defense’ argument for killing Soleimani meets skepticism

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday justified its killing of a top Iranian general as an act…

January 4, 2020

A fresh air strike hit pro-Iran fighters in Iraq early Saturday, as fears grew of a proxy war erupting between…

January 3, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a veteran Iraqi militant who was closely allied with Iran and rose to be…

January 3, 2020

LONDON (AP) — The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its…

January 3, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani…

January 3, 2020

Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed Friday in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport, Iran and the US…

January 2, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes…

January 1, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. troops fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered for a second…

January 1, 2020

Iran emerged as a major power broker in Iraq after the American invasion in 2003, supporting Shia Islamist parties and…

January 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald…