Donald Trump December 31, 2019 Trump threatens Iran after attack on embassy compound: ‘They will pay a very BIG PRICE!’ President Trump warned Iran that the country “will pay a very BIG PRICE!” for the break-in at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday.
Media December 31, 2019 NY Times tweet on 'Iraqi mourners' storming Baghdad embassy prompts backlash online The New York Times is facing backlash for referring to the violent protestors who tried to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday as "Iraqi mourners."
Iraq December 31, 2019 US Embassy compound in Baghdad targeted by mob protesting airstrikes; sit-in planned Crowds of angry Iraqis protesting America’s recent airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia have laid siege to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad Tuesday, chanting “Down, Down USA!” and storming through a main gate, prompting U.S. guards to fire back tear gas in response.
OPINION December 31, 2019 Jim Hanson: US should attack Iran in response to attack on our embassy in Iraq The time has come to take military action against Iran, following the attack it orchestrated Tuesday on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
ӣƵ Flash December 31, 2019 Dan Hoffman: US embassy attack in Baghdad plays into Iran’s goal of getting American troops to leave Iraq Former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman reacted to crowds of angry Iraqis protesting America’s recent airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia laid siege to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad Tuesday saying it was carried out to try and achieve Iran’s goal of getting American troops to leave Iraq.
OPINION December 31, 2019 Joe Kent: After embassy siege in Iraq, here is the way forward in Mideast for US For too long we've believed the U.S. had been successful in building a real government in Iraq, one that could be a strategic partner in the region.
Iraq December 31, 2019 US presses Iraq to protect American personnel after embassy attack: ‘There will be no Benghazis’ Trump administration officials and U.S. lawmakers turned up pressure on Iraq’s government to keep American personnel in the country safe, after a stunning assault on the embassy in Baghdad renewed concerns about the influence of Iran.
Iraq December 31, 2019 Trump blames Iran for US Embassy attack in Iraq, vows to hold regime 'fully responsible' President Trump accused Iran of orchestrating the attack at the U.S. Embassy compound in Iraq on Tuesday and vowed to hold the regime "fully responsible."
OPINION December 30, 2019 James Carafano: US airstrikes in Mideast — sending THIS clear message to friends and foes alike The strikes were a justified and proportional response to recent attacks.
Middle East December 30, 2019 US conducts airstrikes in Iraq, Syria after contractor killed, American troops injured in rocket attack The U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday — days after a U.S. defense contractor was killed at a military compound in a rocket attack.
OPINION December 29, 2019 James Carafano: US foreign policy in the 2010s — are we better off than we were a decade ago? In the 2010s we had Iraq and Afghanistan, Bin Laden and Baghdadi, Benghazi and Syria, Russia and NATO.