Iran tension – Page 24 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Trump says US will strike 52 Iranian sites ‘VERY FAST & VERY HARD’ if Tehran moves to avenge general’s death

Posted on January 5, 2020January 5, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump says the US military has identified 52 sites of importance to Iran and its culture, which its ready to strike if Tehran targets US citizens or assets to avenge the killing of its top general. … Read More >Trump says US will strike 52 Iranian sites ‘VERY FAST & VERY HARD’ if Tehran moves to avenge general’s death

Middle East

Iranian President Calls on Turkish Counterpart to Jointly Oppose US ‘Defiant’ Actions

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

Tensions between the United States and Iran are boiling in the wake of Iranian top commander Soleimani’s assassination in an airstrike by US forces. The general’s murder could prompt Iran to take retaliatory actions to avenge his death. … Read More >Iranian President Calls on Turkish Counterpart to Jointly Oppose US ‘Defiant’ Actions

Middle East

Blood Red ‘Flag of Revenge’ Raised at Shia Islam Holy Site as US-Iran Tensions Reach Boiling Point

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

Already difficult relations between Iran and the United States deteriorated further on Friday after the US assassinated Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani in a Baghdad drone strike. … Read More >Blood Red ‘Flag of Revenge’ Raised at Shia Islam Holy Site as US-Iran Tensions Reach Boiling Point

Middle East

Iraqi air base housing US troops comes under rocket fire north of Baghdad

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

Iraq’s Balad Air Base, which hosts a number of US forces and contractors, has been the subject of a rocket attack. At least three unguided projectiles have exploded inside the facility, reportedly causing no casualties. … Read More >Iraqi air base housing US troops comes under rocket fire north of Baghdad

Middle East

Round Two? US Drone Airstrikes Kill Six Iraqi Militia Commanders – Unconfirmed

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

This would make, in effect, a second attack on ISIS-fighting Iraqi PMU/PMF forces in 48 hours, the first being the targeted assassination of their deputy leader, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis … Read More >Round Two? US Drone Airstrikes Kill Six Iraqi Militia Commanders – Unconfirmed

Middle East

US escalates war on Iran and Iraq – Discussion with Rania Khalek, Max Blumenthal, Ben Norton, Aaron Mate

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

The Grayzone held a live discussion of the US escalation of war on Iran and Iraq, with Trump’s assassination of General Qasem Soleimani and PMF commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. … Read More >US escalates war on Iran and Iraq – Discussion with Rania Khalek, Max Blumenthal, Ben Norton, Aaron Mate

Middle East

US-led coalition members suspend Iraq operations as region submerged in outrage over Iranian general’s killing

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

Members of the international coalition gathered to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) have suspended operations in Iraq after the targeted assassination of a top Iranian general by the US. … Read More >US-led coalition members suspend Iraq operations as region submerged in outrage over Iranian general’s killing

Business

Oil prices surge 4 percent on news of Soleimani killing

Posted on January 4, 2020By Editor

Two major oil price benchmarks jumped in the early hours of Friday after news broke that Iran’s second most powerful public figure, Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, had been killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad. … Read More >Oil prices surge 4 percent on news of Soleimani killing

Middle East

35 ‘vital US & Israeli targets’ within Iran’s reach for potential REVENGE for General Soleimani’s death – senior IRGC commander

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

Iran reserves the right to avenge the US’ killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, with dozens of potential targets already on the list, a senior commander within the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says. … Read More >35 ‘vital US & Israeli targets’ within Iran’s reach for potential REVENGE for General Soleimani’s death – senior IRGC commander

Middle East

Iran reserves right to self-defense, ‘harsh revenge’ for Soleimani coming – Tehran’s envoy to UN

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020By Editor

Calling the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani “criminal” and an act of terrorism, the Iranian envoy to the UN said his country reserves the right to act in self-defense and threatened vengeance in US media interviews. … Read More >Iran reserves right to self-defense, ‘harsh revenge’ for Soleimani coming – Tehran’s envoy to UN

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