Middle East
US rejects Iraq request to discuss troop withdrawal
The United States on Friday rejected a request by Iraq’s caretaker prime minister to send a delegation to start preparations to pull ...Donald Trump seeks support in Iran crisis but Europe skeptical
With tensions soaring after he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, US President Donald Trump publicly urged all other powers ...US believes Iran military accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had “suspicions” about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner outside Tehran that killed all 176 ...Trump says no U.S. casualties, Iran appears to be standing down
US President Donald Trump has addressed the Iranian missile attacks on US forces in Iraq, where he reiterated that “no Americans were killed”. ...Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
Iran fired missiles Wednesday at Iraqi bases housing the US military, officials in Washington and Tehran said, in the first act of ...Dozens killed in stampede at Iran general’s funeral
Dozens of people were crushed to death after a stampede broke out Tuesday during a massive funeral procession for a top Iranian ...Iraqi armed factions call meeting to begin anti-US fight
Iraqi armed factions called on Tuesday for an urgent meeting to face “the war against the resistance,” after a US strike on ...Russia’s Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday during a surprise visit to Damascus, his first since the ...US slams Russia, China at UN for failure to condemn embassy attack
While congratulating the 27 of the 193 member nations that did issue statements condemning the December 31 attempt to storm the compound, ...‘Million-strong’ homage for general brings Tehran to standstill
Downtown Tehran was brought to a standstill Monday as mourners flooded the Iranian capital to pay an emotional homage to Qasem Soleimani, ...














