January 2, 2020 Political reaction to Baghdad rocket attack killing Iranian general American leaders praised the death of Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who was killed with seven others during an American airstrike Friday that targeted Baghdad's international airport.
January 2, 2020 Who is Qassim Soleimani, the shadowy leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds force? The elusive Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, was reportedly killed in a U.S. led airstrike at Baghdad International Airport Friday.
January 2, 2020 Curt Mills: Trump must tread carefully after airstrike that killed top Iranian general President Trump must not make the same mistakes as past presidents in the Middle East, according to The American Conservative senior writer Curt Mills.
January 2, 2020 Washington Post blasted for referring to Qassim Soleimani as Iran's 'most revered military leader' The Washington Post is under fire on Thursday night for referring to Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani as the nation's "most revered military leader" amid reports of his death.
January 2, 2020 Michael Pregent: In Iraq, US should take these 6 actions – We can’t allow it to become an Iranian puppet After the tremendous sacrifices America made to liberate Iraq from the rule of brutal dictator Saddam Hussein and end his threat to other nations, we must not allow Iraq to become a puppet of the virulently anti-American dictatorship that rules Iran.
January 2, 2020 Ted Cruz bashes MSNBC's Joy Reid for her 'Trump's Benghazi' claim: 'What's wrong with you?' Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, put MSNBC host Joy Reid on blast on Wednesday for "rooting" what she described as "Trump's Benghazi" in Baghdad this week.
January 2, 2020 Iraqi official spotted outside embassy attack visited Obama White House in 2011 An Iran-linked Iraqi official who was spotted in the crowd of angry militia supporters and protesters Tuesday as some of them stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad visited the Obama White House back in 2011.
January 2, 2020 Defense Secretary Esper: 'It's time that Iran started acting like a normal country' Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reacted on Thursday to the U.S. Embassy attack in Iraq earlier this week saying, “It's time that Iran started acting like a normal country.”
January 2, 2020 US updates Iraq travel warning following 'Iranian-backed terrorist attacks' on Baghdad embassy The U.S. State Department has updated its travel warning for Iraq in the wake of this week's siege of the American embassy in Baghdad, notifying travelers that its operations there have been affected because of “damage done by Iranian-backed terrorist attacks.”
January 1, 2020 US Embassy in Baghdad fire damage seen in new photos following militants' attack Stunning photos reveal scenes of destruction inside the U.S. Embassy in Iraq's capital one day after Iran-backed militiamen stormed the previously heavily fortified compound in protest of recent airstrikes.