Thousands of mourners have joined the formal funeral processions for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and six others killed in a US air strike in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad on Thursday. US President Donald Trump says he ordered
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Friday it is sending nearly 3,000 more Army troops to the Mideast in the volatile aftermath of the killing of an Iranian general in a strike ordered by President Donald Trump. Defense officials, who spoke
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named Brig Gen Esmail Qaani, 63, as the new commander of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The force was previously led by Gen Qasem Soleimani. According to Tasnim news
Iran warned of “severe revenge” and said arch-enemy the United States bore responsibility for the consequences after killing one of its top commanders, Qasem Soleimani, in a strike Friday outside Baghdad airport. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the commander of its Quds
Following the airstrike that killed the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani near Baghdad airport, the US Embassy in the city issued a statement saying that due to heightened tensions in the region, American citizens should depart Iraq immediately. Later on Friday, US issued
The US Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia by accessing the company’s information on dissidents who use the platform, marking the first time federal prosecutors have publicly accused the kingdom of running agents in the
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday to congratulate him for his recent Nobel Peace Prize win and to discuss domestic and regional issues. “They also discussed recent violent protests in Oromia and
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that the leader of the so-called Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in an overnight US military operation in Syria, delivering a major blow to the terrorist group even as U.S. forces withdraw from the area.
Supporters of the Zimbabwe government are marching across Zimbabwe in government-organised protests against US and EU sanctions, that President Emmerson Mnangagwa says have sapped the economy. The demonstrators say the sanctions have ruined the Zimbabwean economy. But the US and EU argue
The US Treasury announced sanctions against the controversial Gupta family and associate Salim Essa, it said in a statement on Thursday. “The Gupta family leveraged its political connections to engage in widespread corruption and bribery, capture government contracts, and misappropriate state assets,”