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Iran's Quds Force chief Qassim Soleimani among 7 killed in US airstrike at
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 3 (ANI): The head of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, has been killed alongside six others following a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport on Thursday, reported Al Jazeera.
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Multiple rockets launched at Baghdad International Airport kills seven
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 3 (ANI): Multiple rockets were launched here on Friday at the Baghdad International Airport, located near the US and Iraqi military installations, killing seven people, including a senior official with the Iran-backed militia.
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US ready for pre-emptive action against Iran's 'bad behaviour': Pentagon C
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States is ready to take pre-emptive action if needed to defend its personnel, allies and interests in the Middle East against Iranian bad behaviour, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said in an interview on Thursday.
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Iran: 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits province of Khorasan-e Razavi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 02 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan-e Razavi on Thursday, the Iranian Seismological Center said.
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PM al-Mahdi assured safety of US personnel in Iraq: Michael Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday said that Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abd al-Mahdi has assured security of US personnel, amid violent protest outside US embassy in Baghdad.
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Michael Pompeo postpones Ukraine visit after attack on US embassy in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday postponed his visit to Ukraine, after its embassy in Iraq was besieged by Shiite protesters following airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraq embassy attack: US deploys 750 troops to Middle-East, Trump warns Ira
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): The United States has said that it was sending additional troops to the Middle East, after hundreds of protesters stormed its embassy compound in Iraq, setting fires and chanting -- 'Death to America!'
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After issuing threat, Trump says he does not see war with Iran happening
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 01 (ANI): Hours after upping the ante against Iran on Twitter, US President Donald Trump has said he is not gearing up for war with Tehran adding that he prefers peace.
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US deploying additional troops to protect American Embassy in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the United States will send additional forces to support American personnel in Baghdad after Tuesday's attack on US Embassy in Iraq.
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Donald Trump threatens Iran after US Embassy attacked in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] Jan 1 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad and said that the Islamic Republic will have to pay a big price if any American is killed.
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Baghdad embassy attack: US will protect and defend its people, says Michae
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] Jan 1 (ANI): Amid US embassy siege in Baghdad, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday held telephonic conversations with Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and President Barham Salih separately, saying that the United States will protect and defend its people in Iraq.
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Iraqi PM calls for end to US embassy siege after strikes on shiite militia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 1 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi urged protesters on Tuesday to end the violent siege of the American embassy in Baghdad, which was triggered by a deadly US strike on a Shiite militia.
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