The commander, Major General Qassim Suleimani, and several officials from Iraqi militias backed by Tehran were killed when an American MQ-9 Reaper drone fired missiles into a convoy that was leaving the airport. #WION #DonaldTrump #Iran #US

Donald Trump Ordered Killing of Qassim Suleimani in Baghdad

According to the latest news reports, a US airstrike at Baghdad International Airport killed the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force unit, General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy head of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a Shia paramilitary force made up of former militias with close ties to Iran.

The killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and its consequences

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned air strikes by the United States on several bases belonging to an Iranian-backed militia group in Iraq and said the attack would have consequences.

Iraq PM condemns US strikes on its soil

Oil prices soared more than four per cent Friday and equities reversed early gains following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region.

Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general Soleimani

Reports have been claimed that head of the elite Quds Force & Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed late on Thursday in an airstrike on their convoy in Baghdad airport. #Baghdad #BaghdadAirport #QassemSoleimani #WION

Oil price rises over 4% after US air strike kills Iranian military commander

Soleimani Killing: Iran security body calls urgent meeting

The US defence secretary, Mark Esper, announced that 750 airborne troops would be deployed to the region immediately, with more to follow in the next few days.

US deploys 750 troops to Middle East after Baghdad embassy attack

Iran is not moving towards war but was not afraid of the conflict as well, military commander of Iran said on Thursday. "We are not leading the country to war, but we are not afraid of any war and we tell America to speak correctly with the Iranian nation.

We tell America to speak correctly with Iran, we have power to break them: Military Commander

Angered by US air strikes that killed two dozen paramilitary fighters on Sunday, hundreds of protesters spilled through checkpoints in the high-security Green Zone Tuesday, demanding the removal of American troops from Iraq and voicing loyalty to a powerful Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani of the Revolutionary Guard Corps. US President Donald Trump warned Tehran it would "pay a very big price" and said it is sending hundreds more troops to the Middle East. #DonaldTrump #USEmbassy, #Bhagdad

WION Dispatch: Protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad, Iran will 'pay big price', says Trump

The US President Donald Trump said on December 31, 2019, said he does not want, or foresee, war with Iran after he earlier threatened to retaliate against the country following violent protests led by Iranian-backed militias at the US embassy in Baghdad. #WION #Trump #Iran

Trump: Does not want, or foresee, war with Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not want, or foresee, war with Iran, after he earlier threatened to retaliate against the country following violent protests led by Iranian-backed militias at the US embassy in Baghdad.

I want to have peace: Trump says he doesn't want, nor foresee, war with Iran

Iran's supreme leader Wednesday strongly condemned deadly US strikes on Iraq and warned his country was ready to confront threats after US President Donald Trump issued one against the Islamic republic.

Khamenei condemns US, warns Iran will confront threats

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a threat to Iran, blaming it for the attack on the US embassy in Iraq. "Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities.

Explained: What made US President Donald Trump threaten Iran

Iran and Iraq fought nearly a decade long war in the 1980's and earlier elite Iranian documents accessed by US media revealed the complex tale of how Iran had influenced Iraq. Watch report: #Iran #Iraq #US #WION

How Iran infiltrated Iraqi affairs, leaked Iranian intel documents on Iraq

Tehran summoned an official from the Swiss embassy, which represents US interests in Iran, to complain about American "warmongering" in neighbouring Iraq, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

US embassy attack: Iran summons envoy over US 'warmongering' but Trump says he doesn't want war

The US ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced US airstrikes in Iraq.

Protesters attack US embassy in Baghdad, ambassador and staff evacuated

US airstrikes against a pro-Iran group in Iraq killed at least 25 fighters, a paramilitary umbrella said Monday, triggering anger in a country caught up in mounting tensions between Tehran and Washington.

US airstrikes kill 25 pro-Iran militia fighters in Iraq and Syria, triggering anger

The United States carried out airstrikes against five locations in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting multiple weapons and munitions depots linked to Iran.

US launches attacks on Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria

Iran has kicked off the first joint naval drill with Russia and China in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Today is the second day of this joint drill. #Iran #Russia #China #JoinDrill #IndianOcean #WION

China, Russia and Iran enters the 2nd day of joint naval drills

Anti-government Iraqi protesters demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday to reiterate demands for an 'independent' Prime Minister without links to any of the major political parties. #IraqProtests #Baghdad #WION

Iraqis reject nominee of Iran-backed bloc for Prime Minister

Iran has kicked off the first joint naval drill with Russia and China in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. #Iran #Russia #China #JoinDrill #IndianOcean #WION

Joint drill of China, Russia and Iran near Gulf of Oman

Iran, China and Russia started four days of joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman on Friday, the commander of Iran's flotilla announced. The exercise comes at a time of heightened tensions since the United States withdrew from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran in May last year.

Iran, China, Russia start joint naval drills

US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Russia, Syria and Iran against killing civilians in Syria's Idlib province and said Turkey was working hard to stop the "carnage.

Don’t do it! Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib

China, Iran, and Russia will hold joint naval drills starting on Friday in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, China's defence ministry said on Thursday，amid heightened tension in the region between Iran and the United States.

China, Russia, Iran to hold joint naval drills starting Friday

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