January 5, 2020 Trump notifies Congress of warning after lawmakers said they weren't informed about Soleimani strike in advance President Trump continued issuing threatening warnings Sunday that more action would come if Iran retaliates against the U.S. for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, which critics have been calling an illegal action taken without consulting Congress.
January 5, 2020 Raphael Cohen: Baghdad siege wasn't Benghazi, and never will be — here's how the embassy attacks differ Both are outposts in the Arab world attacked by angry throngs — both are rife with symbolic significance. But there are key differences.
January 5, 2020 Trump warns Iran: US has targeted '52 Iranian sites' and will 'hit very fast and very hard' if needed President Trump issued a stern warning to Iran Saturday through a series of tweets in order to deter the country from retaliating for the airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani Thursday.
January 5, 2020 Brian Jenkins: All-out US-Iran war is unlikely – But low-level war expected to continue The American drone attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week is the latest move in a low-level war between Iran and the U.S. that has been waged with varying degrees of intensity for over 40 years – and is likely to continue long into the future.
January 4, 2020 Pence's office hits back at media amid criticism of Soleimani-9/11 claim: 'Making excuses for terrorists' Vice President Mike Pence's office ripped into the media as he faced criticism for claiming that Gen. Qassem Soleimani allowed 9/11 terrorists passage through Afghanistan.
January 4, 2020 Joe Kent: To prevent US-Iran war, we must withdraw from Iraq Iranian retaliation is now clearly inevitable for President Trump’s decision to order the killing Thursday of terrorist Gen. Qassem Soleimani. It appears this will set off a chain reaction of strikes and counterstrikes that will plunge America into a new “endless war” in the Middle East – unless we act to prevent it.
January 4, 2020 More than 70 anti-war protests take place across US after Soleimani killing Angry critics of President Trump’s decision to authorize the killing of Iran’s top military general protested in at least 70 locations throughout the U.S. on Saturday, including New York City's Times Square and outside the White House.
January 4, 2020 Pompeo: Hezbollah 'thugs' telling Iraqi security forces to stop protecting US Embassy in Baghdad Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted Saturday that the Iranian-backed militia Kataeb Hezbollah is telling Iraqi security forces to abandon their "duty to protect" the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, and other locations where Americans work with Iraqis.
January 4, 2020 As red flags unfurl, will Iran retaliate after Soleimani killing? As the region braced for Iran to fulfill its vows of payback, mourners -- mostly men in black military fatigues -- raised red flags associated with unjust bloodshed and revenge at the funeral procession this weekend through Baghdad for Iran's top general and militant leaders who were killed in a U.S. airstrike on Thursday.
January 4, 2020 US military says 2 rocket attacks landed near American troops in Iraq, but no US troops harmed: statement The U.S. military confirmed Saturday that two rocket attacks occurred in Iraq near bases housing coalition forces, but no American troops were injured.