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US shoots down ‘Soleimani’s revenge’ drones on anniversary of Iranian general’s death
One of the drones had the words “Soleimani’s revenge” written on it. The other had “revenge operations for our leaders.”
Congress is voting to repeal the wrong war authorization
Congress is pretending to be productive.
Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq
The latest Iraq drawdown is complete.
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 January killing of a top IRGC general by a U.S. drone strike in Iraq.
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 Soleimani in January
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 commander who was killed in a U.S. drone strike earlier this year
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 is engulfing Afghanistan.
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 Qasem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help
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 congressional approval.
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
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.
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, Iraq, which killed two US troops and one British service member
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 symptoms develop over time, said Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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 that he "will meet the same fate" if he kills Americans
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 reporters Wednesday that recently reported injuries suffered by U.S. troops — at least a dozen of whom were treated for concussion symptoms and possible traumatic brain injuries — were "not that serious"
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 attention from the killing of Soleimani.
US belatedly admits 11 troops injured in Iranian rocket attacks
The 11 service members are being treated for symptoms of concussions.
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.'
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 in Yemen
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 Iraq last week in part because "they were looking to blow up our embassy."
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, meaning it's time for the country's armed forces to start trying to sink it again
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 — which may seek a resurgence amid the chaos created in Iraq
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 Iraq, following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general, according to U.S. and European government sources familiar with intelligence assessments
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...
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 military will – as it always has – obey the laws of armed conflict'