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Whether in Afghanistan or Syria--US is THE problem: Iran FM Zarif on deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Mar 2 (ANI): Either it is Afghanistan or Syria, the United States 'is THE problem,' Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Sunday in his first-ever response over the recently signed joint declaration between America and the Taliban that facilitates withdrawal of American tr
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Will meet Taliban leaders in 'not-too-distant future': Trump
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 01 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he will meet Taliban leaders in the 'not-too-distant future'.
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Pompeo to witness signing of US-Taliban agreement, says Trump
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, would witness the signing of a United States-Taliban agreement in Doha regarding the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, announced US President Donald Trump on Friday.
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Don't seek escalation or war, took proportionate measures in self-defence:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Tehran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house American troops, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said that his country took 'proportionate measures in self-defence' and that it does
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'All is well', tweets Trump after Iran launches retaliatory missile attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Iran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq that housed American troops, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that "all is well" and announced he will be giving a statement tomorrow morning.<
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Trump threatens sanctions on Iraq if US troops are forced to leave
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose harsh sanctions on Iraq -- its ally -- if American troops are forced to leave the country.
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US strikes target 5 facilities linked to Iranian-backed Shia militia in Ir
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): US forces conducted strikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities linked to an Iranian-backed Shia militia group, which has been blamed for a series of attacks on a joint US-Iraq military facilities housing American troops, Pentagon said on Sunday.
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Day after rocket attack on military base, Pompeo arrives in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Dec 29 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Iraqi Ayn Al-Asad airbase in western Anbar province, which hosts American troops, shortly after a rocket attack on another Iraqi military base in the northern province of Kirkuk, media reported.
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Trump makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan, says talks with Taliban revi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bagram [Afghanistan], Nov 29 (ANI): US President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thursday evening and met American troops stationed here and gave his Thanksgiving greetings to them before sitting down with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for a bilateral meeting.
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Mike Pence makes an unannounced trip to Baghdad to visit US troops, Iraqi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): United States Vice President Mike Pence landed in Baghdad on Saturday on an unannounced trip to visit the American troops stationed in the Middle East country and hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
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Trump considering to leave 200 soldiers in eastern Syria
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is considering a plan to leave a small contingent of American troops, nearly 200, in eastern Syria to combat the Islamic State, a senior administration official told the New York Times.
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Chinese missiles threaten American bases on its doorstep
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 20 (ANI): China has the ability, through conventional missiles contained within the arsenal of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), to decimate US military installations around Asia in places like Guam, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Of course, retaking Tai
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