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UPDATED: Ukrainian Boeing 737 crashes in Iran, no indication of any survivors

A Boeing 737 crashed in Iran with Iranian state media claims that this was due to a technical issue. An Iran emergency official told state television that crash killed…

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Iran launches missile attack on US bases in Iraq

Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S.-led coalition personnel at about 1.30 a.m. local time, the U.S.…

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56 killed and 200 injured in stampede erupting at Iranian general funeral procession (UPDATED)

Iranian state TV says at least 56 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a stampede at the funeral procession for General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed…

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NATO Secretary General distances himself from Trump

Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said it was imperative Iran did not require a nuclear weapon, in a reaction to Iran's statement that it would pull out of a nuclear…

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We are living in dangerous times – UN Secretary General

The New Year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times”, said the UN chief, noting that turbulence is only escalating. Even nuclear non-proliferation can…

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US Defense Secretary denies reports of US withdrawing from Iraq

The United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said that the US no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, following reports of a leaked American military letter informing Iraqi…

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Merkel and Putin to discuss US – Iran crisis on January 11th

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Russia on Jan. 11 for talks with President Vladimir Putin on the crisis triggered by the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem…

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How European leaders reacted to Trump’s decision to kill an Iran general

EU foreign ministers will hold an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on Friday to discuss the situation in the Middle East after earlier this week, the world woke up to the…

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Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites

US Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper sought to douse an international outcry on Monday by ruling out military attacks on cultural sites in Iran if the conflict with Tehran escalates…

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NATO to meet over Iran crisis amid ‘menacing escalation’

NATO ambassadors will meet in Brussels on Monday amid ongoing Middle East tensions, three days after the US killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. "The North Atlantic Council will…

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Huge crowds pack Tehran for Soleimani’s funeral

Mourners packed the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran for the funeral of the slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq…

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Germany seeks crisis meeting of EU foreign ministers

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on Sunday for a crisis meeting of his European Union counterparts this week to discuss escalating tension in the Middle East following the killing…

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Joint statement from President Macron, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Johnson on the situation in Iraq and the surrounding region

A statement from the heads of state and government of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on the recent development in Iraq and the region. "We have condemned the…

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Democrats to introduce resolution to limit Trump’s military actions on Iran

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trump’s military actions regarding Iran. “This…

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Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’

In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile.…

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Soleimani’s daughter warns: US, Israel face ‘dark day’ for his death

The daughter of the slain commander of Iran's Quds Force told a huge crowd on Monday at his funeral ceremony in Tehran that the United States and its ally Israel…

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Trump warns Iraq of sanctions ‘like they’ve never seen before’

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions against Iraq and said that if U.S. troops were required to leave the country, Iraq's government would have to pay Washington for the cost…

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Iran warns response to US attack will be military

The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday in an exclusive interview with CNN that Tehran's response to the killing by the United States of its most most…

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Iraqi parliament votes to expel US troops

The Iraqi parliament has voted to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers backed a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200…

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Iran will no longer abide by limits imposed by nuclear deal

Iran has announced that it will no longer abide by any of the limits imposed by the unravelling 2015 nuclear deal, and Iraq’s parliament urged its leaders to expel troops…

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Italian politicians request government to clarify whether US drone which killed Iranian general departed from Sicily’s base in Sigonella

Questions about the use of Sigonella base for the operation which killed the Iranian general in Iraq became more pertinent as concerns were raised following the government's silence on the…

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“War brings only death and destruction” Pope Francis

Pope Francis said there is a “terrible air of tension” in many parts of the world. “I call upon all parties to fan the flame of dialogue and self-control, and to…

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How will the US – Iran tension escalation impact oil prices?

The killing of Iran’s most revered military leader could be more impactful for the oil market than other recent incidents that have just temporarily spiked crude prices. Iranian General Soleimani,…

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Trump warns Iran that it will be hit ‘very fast and very hard’ if it retaliates

President Donald Trump warned Iran that the U.S. identified dozens of sites to be hit "very fast and very hard" if it retaliates for the killing of military leader Qassem…

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NATO suspends training mission in Iraq

NATO suspended its training mission in Iraq, the alliance said Saturday after a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. NATO has been advising the Iraqi defense…

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Mortars and Rockets fired towards American Embassy in Iraq

Two mortar rounds hit the Iraqi capital's Green Zone Saturday and two rockets slammed into a base housing US troops, security sources said, a day after a deadly American strike.…

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Did Trump ‘copy’ Clinton to delay impeachment vote?

Social media is pointing towards an incident in history which might show Donald Trump may is "taking a page from Bill Clinton's playbook" whereby through the current tense situation cause…

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Oil industry braces for Mideast turmoil after Soleimani killing

The US assassination of one of Iran's most powerful generals has the oil industry bracing for something it has long feared and anticipated - direct military confrontation between the two…

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Iran warns it will punish Americans wherever they are within reach

Iran will punish Americans wherever they are within reach of the Islamic Republic in retaliation for the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani, Tasnim news agency quoted a senior Revolutionary…

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Italian soldiers abroad put on maximum alert after Soleimani killing

As a reaction to the killing this week of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the Italian military deployed in areas that could be exposed to Iranian retaliation have been put…

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UK advises its citizens to avoid travel to Iraq, Iran

The British government on Saturday advised UK nationals to avoid traveling to Iraq and Iran in face of heightened tensions in the Middle East following the US killing of…

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Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani

Thousands of mourners gathered in Baghdad on Saturday ahead of a funeral procession for Iran’s slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and others killed in…

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Photo story: Beefed up security at US embassy in Baghdad

Handout photos made available by the US Marine Corps shows a US Marine on watch at the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, 03 January 2020. Days earlier the Embassy…

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U.S. denies it conducted a new airstrike in Iraq

There are conflicting reports regarding a new air strike in Iraq that targeted an Iraqi militia late on Friday on Taji road north of Baghdad. Initial reports said that it…

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Iran tells U.N. it reserves right to self-defence over Soleimani killing

Iran told the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday that it reserves its right to self-defence under international law after the United States killed Qassem Soleimani,…

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Europe calls for calm after US strike kills Iranian general

European leaders have called for a deescalation of tensions between the United States and Iran after a U.S. strike in Iraq killed Qassem Soleimani, the most important Iranian military commander.…

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“We took action last night to stop a war, we did not take action to start a war.” – Donald Trump

Donald Trump has said the US airstrike that killed a top Iranian general was designed to prevent a war with Iran - not start one. Sky News reports that the…

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US Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg questions Trump’s decision to launch attack killing Suleimani

US Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg said he has “serious questions” over whether President Trump is prepared to deal with the consequences of his decision to launch the airstrike that reportedly killed…

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Iranian Supreme Leader meets Soleimani’s family

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met with the family of late Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant general and commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani at his home in…

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USA to send 3,000 additional troops to Middle East

The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region,…

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Pompeo: Strike on Soleimani ‘saved American lives’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the airstrike ordered to kill top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani "saved American lives," after Pompeo said on Twitter Friday morning that the…

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Iran in mourning as it vows revenge for killing

The killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by a US air raid has triggered a wave of emotions and garnered a united response of solidarity and retribution across the…

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Stock market feel the effect of Soleimani assassination

European shares slipped from near record highs on Friday after a US air strike in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander and fanned tensions in the Middle East, with a…

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Who was the Iranian general killed in the US airstrike?

Al Jazeera gives an in-depth look at the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force was killed early on Friday alongside six others following a US air raid at…

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New York, Los Angeles increase security after U.S. airstrike kills top Iranian general

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he’d spoken with top NYPD officials about immediate steps the department could take to protect key areas in the city from a…

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US urges citizens to leave Iraq ‘immediately’

The United States is urging US citizens to leave Iraq "immediately", citing "heightened tensions in Iraq and the region". The warning comes hours after Iran promised “harsh retaliation” against the United…

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Photo Story: First images of the US attack on Baghdad airport

Handout photos made available by Iraq's military-run Security Media Cell show the effects of the U.S. airstrike on Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, 03 January 2020. According to Iraqi authorities, several…

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Iran warns of “harsh retaliation” after killing by the US of top Iranian general

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. Iranian state TV carried a statement by Khamenei also calling Soleimani “the international face…

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Israel on high alert after US airstrike that killed Iranian general

An Israeli ski resort near the Syrian border that was the site of a previous missile attack was closed to visitors on Friday, amid fears of Iran exacting revenge on…

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Statement by the U.S. Department of Defence on the airstrike in Baghdad

At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

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Brent jumps nearly $3 after U.S. air strike kills Iranian top official

Brent crude futures jumped close to $3 on Friday to their highest since September after a U.S. air strike killed key Iranian and Iraqi military personnel, raising concerns that escalating…

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Top Iranian General Soleimani killed by US Military on Trump’s orders

The US Department of Defense confirmed Thursday evening that the US military, acting on the orders of President Donald Trump, killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. The commander of Iran's…

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Earthquake shakes north-eastern Iran

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook north-eastern Iran on Thursday, state television reported, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit the town of Sangan at…

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Iraq’s pro-Iran militia orders withdrawal from US embassy

Supporters of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi force began dismantling their sit-in outside the US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, but hardliners insisted they would stay put. The Hashed, a powerful paramilitary…

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Trump issues threat to Iran after attack on US embassy in Iraq

US President Trump issued a threat to Iran, after blaming it for an attack on the US embassy in neighbouring Iraq. CNN reports that Protesters attacked the US Embassy in…

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CiConsulta GeoPolitics 2020 Forecasts – Iran could well leave the nuclear deal in 2020

The JCPOA, or Iran nuclear deal as its more popularly known, is beginning to run its course. The US has left the deal, and the European Union has not been…

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) shake hands during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 30 December 2019. Zarif is in Moscow on…

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