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The inside story of how Iran’s top general was followed by his enemies from Damascus to Beirut, before meeting his demise in Baghdad By Suadad al-Salhy in Baghdad Published date: 4 January 2020 11:29 UTC | Last update: 49 min 58 sec ago Stepping off his Cham Wings flight and onto the tarmac of Baghdad […]
Foreign minister and top military commander say Washington ‘resorted to diplomatic measures,’ with Javid saying request passed via Switzerland AFPToday, 1:20 pm TEHRAN — Washington asked Tehran to respond “in proportion” after US forces killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards said Friday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]
Trump warned Rouhani “never ever threaten” the U.S. again, but the Quds commander said the President should talk to him not Rouhani. He did. Yochanan Visser, 03/01/20 He’s been called “a living martyr of the Revolution” by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while other Iranians called him “Mr. Fix-it” or “the Shadow Commander,” but […]
But he said the risk of inaction exceeded the risk that killing him might dramatically escalate tensions with Tehran. REUTERS JANUARY 4, 2020 09:05 The United States had “clear, unambiguous” intelligence that a top Iranian general was planning a significant campaign of violence against the United States when it decided to strike him, the top […]
The Middle East would be forever scarred. Robert Farley Key point: Israel isn’t afraid to conduct preemptive attacks. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a nuclear deterrent in order to maintain a favorable balance of power with its neighbors. Apart from some worrying moments during the […]
The report comes in the aftermath of the murder of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military commander who was killed in Baghdad on Friday in an airstrike authorised by US President Donald Trump. The US strategy on Iran following the assassination of the Quds Force commander Soleimani will remain unaltered, the US State Department told […]
A US military spokesperson wrote on Twitter denying the strikes, following reports that the US killed six people, including a senior Iraqi militia leader. JERUSALEM POST STAFF REUTERS JANUARY 4, 2020 09:14 Iraq’s military denied on Saturday an air strike had taken place on a medical convoy in Taji, north of Baghdad. Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A provincial commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said 35 vital American targets in the region are within the reach of Iranian forces, stressing that the US and Israel must be in a constant state of panic following the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani. January, 04, 2020 – Politics […]
by Ariel Ben Solomon / JNS.org Turkey President Recep Tayip Erdogan attends the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 9, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo. JNS.org – Tensions are reaching a new high in the eastern Mediterranean region after the Turkey’s parliament approved a measure to […]
(Reuters) – In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi’ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad. The Revolutionary Guards commander instructed his top ally in Iraq, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and other powerful militia leaders to step up […]
US secretary of state says Europeans ‘need to understand that what we did, what the Americans did, saved lives in Europe as well,’ as UK and France call for restraint By AFP Today, 9:24 am 0 Edit WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington’s European allies had not been “as […]
The US air force continued to hunt down pro-Iran militia chiefs early Saturday, Jan 4, after killing their master, thus revealing America’s follow-up tactics for ridding Baghdad of Tehran’s grip. Those tactics started unfolding 24 hours earlier. Killed alongside Qassem Soleimani, the mastermind of Iran’s network of proxies, was also Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, head of […]
Esmail Ghaani warns US, but also says ‘be patient’; US national security adviser O’Brien says retaliation by Iran would be ‘poor decision’; Tehran asks UN to condemn killing AgenciesTOI staffToday, 5:06 am Esmail Ghaani, the successor to slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, threatened the US Friday following his appointment to head the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign […]
Iraq official says airstrike targets Iran-backed militia By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAMJanuary 3, 2020 GMT BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official says an airstrike has hit two cars carrying Iran-backed militia north of Baghdad, one day after U.S. attack on top Iranian general Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The official said five members of the militia […]