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By Jeff Schogol Oct 6, 2020

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Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq

The latest Iraq drawdown is complete.

By Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Sep 19, 2020

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard chief threatens to go after Americans who killed top general

The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has threatened retaliation against everyone who had a role in the...

By Sinéad Baker, Business Insider Sep 14, 2020

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Iran reportedly considered assassinating a US ambassador as revenge for the killing of Qasem Soleimani

Iran is considering assassinating the U.S. ambassador to South Africa as revenge for the U.S. killing of top general Qasem...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 20, 2020

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Iran unveils new ballistic missile named after general killed in US drone strike earlier this year

Iran on Thursday unveiled a new intermediate-range ballistic missile named after Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...

By Jeff Schogol Aug 4, 2020

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Trump says the US will draw down to around 4,000 troops in Afghanistan by the November election

Trump’s comments to Axios could indicate that he is determined to continue bringing troops home despite the horrific violence that...

By Reuters Staff Jun 29, 2020

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Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general...

By John Haltiwanger, Business Insider May 7, 2020

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Trump vetoes resolution limiting his ability to wage war against Iran

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a resolution that sought to prevent him from taking military action against Iran without...

By Jeff Schogol May 4, 2020

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29 Purple Hearts awarded for Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base

Fewer than half of the 80 service members considered for Purple Hearts will receive the wa

By Jeff Schogol Mar 17, 2020

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US troops in Iraq are leaving 3 smaller bases as ISIS threat wanes and tensions with Iran grow

Nothing to see here, U.S. military says.

By Jeff Schogol Mar 13, 2020

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US airstrikes on Iraqi militia were purely ‘defensive’ even though they were technically offensive, commander says

The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah to prevent future attacks such as the rocket strike on Camp Taji,...

By Jeff Schogol Jan 30, 2020

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64 US troops now being treated for Traumatic Brain Injury as toll of Iranian attack continues to increase

So far, all of troops have been diagnosed with mild Traumatic Brain Injury, but that could change because brain injury...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 23, 2020

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US warns Iran’s new Quds Force commander ‘will meet the same fate’ as Soleimani if he kills Americans

A top U.S. diplomat threatened the Iranian general who succeeded slain Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, telling Asharq al-Awsat newspaper Thursday...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 22, 2020

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Trump says he doesn’t consider the brain injuries US troops sustained during Iran’s missile attack ‘very serious’

President Donald Trump, who initially claimed that "no Americans were harmed" in the Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces, told...

By Parisa Hafezi, Reuters Jan 17, 2020

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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei tries to focus public anger back at US amidst backlash from airliner shootdown

Khamenei called for national unity and said Iran's enemies tried to use the downing of a Ukrainian airliner to shift...

By Reuters Staff Jan 17, 2020

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US belatedly admits 11 troops injured in Iranian rocket attacks

The 11 service members are being treated for symptoms of concussions.

By Jeff Schogol Jan 12, 2020

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Esper cannot provide any evidence that Qasem Soleimani planned to attack four US embassies

'What the president said was he believed it probably could have been. He didn't cite intelligence.'

By Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times Jan 11, 2020

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The US launched a failed strike against another Iranian commander in Yemen on the same day as the Qasem Soleimani’s killing

The mission targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, a financier and top military commander for Iran's Quds Force who has been active...

By Phil Stewart, Reuters Jan 10, 2020

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Trump cites plot to ‘blow up’ US embassy as element in decision to kill Soleimani

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani shortly after he landed in...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 9, 2020

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It looks like Iran is ready to start bombing its fake aircraft carrier again

Iran has a fake aircraft carrier. The vessel sat damaged for years, but it appears to be back in action,...

By Rosie Perper, Business Insider Jan 9, 2020

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How ongoing tensions between the US and Iran may help drive an ISIS resurgence in Iraq

Experts have raised concerns that tensions between the U.S. and Iran may actually embolden a common enemy — ISIS —...

By Reuters Staff Jan 8, 2020

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Iran believed to have deliberately missed US forces in Iraq strikes

Iran is believed to have deliberately avoided U.S. military casualties during retaliatory missile strikes on bases housing American troops in...

By Paul Szoldra Jan 7, 2020

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Iran launches ballistic missiles at US military bases in Iraq

Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. and coalition personnel in Iraq early Wednesday morning, according to...

By Jeff Schogol Jan 7, 2020

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Esper confident Trump won’t ‘give us an illegal order’ to attack Iranian cultural sites

'I am fully confident that the president …will not give us an illegal order. As I said, the United States...

By Jeff Schogol Jan 7, 2020

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Milley: We’ll provide evidence of an imminent Iranian attack one day, somehow

'I know that a lot of people are out there – I've seen words like, oh, the intel was razor...

By Oriana Pawlyk, Military.com Jan 7, 2020

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The US is sending B-52 bombers to a strategic Middle East hub amid tensions with Iran

The U.S. Air Force is sending six B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia, a military hub that acts as a...

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Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard chief threatens to go after Americans who killed top general

Iran reportedly considered assassinating a US ambassador as revenge for the killing of Qasem Soleimani

Iran unveils new ballistic missile named after general killed in US drone strike earlier this year

Trump says the US will draw down to around 4,000 troops in Afghanistan by the November election

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing

Trump vetoes resolution limiting his ability to wage war against Iran

29 Purple Hearts awarded for Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base

US troops in Iraq are leaving 3 smaller bases as ISIS threat wanes and tensions with Iran grow

US airstrikes on Iraqi militia were purely ‘defensive’ even though they were technically offensive, commander says

64 US troops now being treated for Traumatic Brain Injury as toll of Iranian attack continues to increase

US warns Iran’s new Quds Force commander ‘will meet the same fate’ as Soleimani if he kills Americans

Trump says he doesn’t consider the brain injuries US troops sustained during Iran’s missile attack ‘very serious’

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei tries to focus public anger back at US amidst backlash from airliner shootdown

US belatedly admits 11 troops injured in Iranian rocket attacks

Esper cannot provide any evidence that Qasem Soleimani planned to attack four US embassies

The US launched a failed strike against another Iranian commander in Yemen on the same day as the Qasem Soleimani’s killing

Trump cites plot to ‘blow up’ US embassy as element in decision to kill Soleimani

It looks like Iran is ready to start bombing its fake aircraft carrier again

How ongoing tensions between the US and Iran may help drive an ISIS resurgence in Iraq

Iran believed to have deliberately missed US forces in Iraq strikes

Iran launches ballistic missiles at US military bases in Iraq

Esper confident Trump won’t ‘give us an illegal order’ to attack Iranian cultural sites

Milley: We’ll provide evidence of an imminent Iranian attack one day, somehow

The US is sending B-52 bombers to a strategic Middle East hub amid tensions with Iran