‘The Game Has Changed’
The real question to ask about the American drone attack that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani was not whether it was justified, but whether it was wise. Many pieces of Continue Reading
Rival Shi’ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity
Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a senior Iranian general, in an unusual Continue Reading
U.S. oil workers leave Iraq after air strike on Iranian leader
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the Oil Ministry said, after Continue Reading
Iraqi oil sector holds fast amid storm of U.S.-Iran conflict
Iraq’s oil sector is operating without disruption, despite the evacuation of some foreign oil workers in the aftermath of the U.S. assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassim Soleimani and Continue Reading
U.S. embassy urges citizens to depart Iraq immediately: statement
The United States embassy in Baghdad urged on Friday all citizens to depart Iraq immediately, hours after the U.S. killed Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Continue Reading
U.S. Strike on Iranian General Divides Congress
The killing of the powerful commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, in a drone strike on Friday sharply divided congressional leaders along party lines and Continue Reading
Iranian general’s death raises likelihood of more attacks in Middle East: analysts
Crude oil futures spiked in Asia Friday on news that the US had killed General Qassim Soleimani, leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s foreign wing, in a strike in Iraq. Continue Reading
U.S. Sanctions Have Cost Iran $200 Billion
President Hassan Rohani made the comments while launching a railway project near Tehran on December 31. “Iran would have earned $200 billion surplus income…if the country were not involved in Continue Reading
Iran vows revenge after U.S. kills top Iranian commander Soleimani
Iran vowed harsh revenge after the United States killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and architect of Iran’s spreading military influence in the Middle East, Continue Reading
Turkey Lays Legal Ground for Deploying Troops to Libya
Turkey’s parliament has authorized the government to dispatch troops to Libya, highlighting Ankara’s increasingly assertive policy in the Mediterranean region. A resolution approved during an emergency parliamentary session on Thursday gives Continue Reading