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First Gaza rockets against Israel since Soleimani killing
The Israeli military said four rockets were fired Wednesday from Hamas-controlled Gaza, the first since Israel’s ally the US killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. “Four rockets were just fire...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Jokes Trump Should Visit Syria, Assad Says He Will Host Him
Russian President Vladimir Putin jokingly suggested that President Donald Trump should visit Syria during a candid moment with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who appeared to approve of hosting t...
Syrian army says Israeli jets attack air base in Homs
The Syrian army said on Tuesday Israeli jets attacked the main T4 air base in Homs province, saying its air defenses downed several missiles in strikes that caused only material damage. An army spo...
US and China reset trade relationship with a new deal
The United States and China announced an initial trade deal Wednesday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services, defusing an 18-month conflict between ...
US-Iran war would bring ‘untold chaos’ warns Jordan’s king
A war between the US and Iran would wreak “untold chaos” on the world, Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned Wednesday, in a speech to European lawmakers on the tensions boiling across the Middle East. ...
US Scanning Cyberspace for Signs of Iranian Aggression
WASHINGTON – U.S. government officials are watching and waiting, with many believing it is only a matter of time before Iran lashes out in cyberspace for the U.S. drone strike that killed Quds Forc...
US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes
(AP) — The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week’s missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Po...
First on CNN: Russian warship ‘aggressively approached’ US destroyer in Arabian Sea
A Russian warship “aggressively approached” a US Navy destroyer while it was operating in the North Arabian Sea Thursday, ignoring warnings from the US vessel and increasing the risk of a collision...
On the day U.S. forces killed Soleimani, they launched another secret operation targeting a senior Iranian official in Yemen
On the day the U.S. military killed a top Iranian commander in Baghdad, U.S. forces carried out another top secret mission against a senior Iranian military official in Yemen, according to U.S. off...
Pompeo insists Soleimani threat was ‘imminent’ despite criticism
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Friday that Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani posed an “imminent threat” to U.S. interests in the Middle East, sparring with reporters who questioned the na...
Trump ‘took Reagan-esque action’ by striking Iran Gen. Soleimani
Fox News contributor and former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen defended President Trump’s decision to order the airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week, sayi...
Ukraine plane was probably shot down by Iranian missile, report claims
The Ukrainian jet that crashed after taking off from a Tehran airport probably was shot down by an Iranian missile, a London-based global information company says. “Photographs purportedly take...