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Iraqi militias threaten to send US troops home in coffins & target civilians if they re-elect Trump

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The US public must persuade Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Iraq or become the target of retaliation, Iraqi militias, whose commander was killed in the airstrike on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, warned. … Read More >Iraqi militias threaten to send US troops home in coffins & target civilians if they re-elect Trump

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US deploys 6 B-52 strategic bombers to Indian Ocean base amid drastic spike in tensions with Iran – report

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The US Air Force is sending six B-52 Stratofortress long-range bombers to Diego Garcia, a secretive military outpost in the Indian Ocean, as tension soars in the wake of a US assassination strike on a top Iranian general. … Read More >US deploys 6 B-52 strategic bombers to Indian Ocean base amid drastic spike in tensions with Iran – report

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‘We are trying to prevent open war,’ Iraqi PM tells US ambassador as tensions mount

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Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has told US ambassador Matthew Tueller that Baghdad is doing all it can to prevent “descent into open war” as tensions flare over the US killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. … Read More >‘We are trying to prevent open war,’ Iraqi PM tells US ambassador as tensions mount

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‘Remove America from the region’: New head of Iran’s Quds Force promises to avenge Soleimani’s killing

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Tehran will avenge the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by driving the US out of the region, his successor said shortly after another Revolutionary Guard commander warned that dozens of American targets are “within our reach.” … Read More >‘Remove America from the region’: New head of Iran’s Quds Force promises to avenge Soleimani’s killing

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Easier said than done: Making US troops actually leave Iraq will take more than parliament resolution

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The adoption of a resolution urging the expulsion of the US military from Iraq marks a very important step for the country, but actually making them leave will likely take more than that, analysts told RT. … Read More >Easier said than done: Making US troops actually leave Iraq will take more than parliament resolution

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Soleimani assassination has opened new phase for whole Middle East region – Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

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The assassination of Qassem Soleimani has opened a new phase for the whole region, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has said, calling for attacks on US soldiers and military assets. … Read More >Soleimani assassination has opened new phase for whole Middle East region – Hezbollah leader Nasrallah