January 3, 2021, marked completion of one year of the assassination of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani who was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad International airport in Iraq.

A year of Soleimani killing: Protesters raise anti-US chants in Iran, Iraq, Syria

Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said that Iran will avenge the killing of General Qasem Soleimani. But Guards' chief Major General Hossein Salami maintained that the Guards would do it in an "honourable" retaliation Soleimani, who headed the Guards elite Qods Force, was killed in an American airstrike near Baghdad airport in January.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard vows 'honourable' revenge for Qasem Soleimani killing

Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.

WION Dispatch: Iran issues arrest warrant against Donald Trump

President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released on Friday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat.

White House memo says strike on Iranian commander responded to past attacks

The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 per cent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.

More than 100 US troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran missile attack

Thousands of Iranians mark 41st anniversary of Shah's ouster

On January 27 the US military said an E-11A aircraft had crashed in the province of Ghazni, but disputed claims by the Taliban militant group that they brought it down. Iranian reports say that among the people on board was Michael D'Andrea, the man who arranged the mission that led to Iranian top General Qasem Soleimani's assassination. On the other hand, the United States has confirmed its plane plan but has not released the identity of the men on board.

US plane crashes in Afghanistan, Top US Intel officers dead

The United States on Thursday slapped economic sanctions on four petroleum firms that US officials accuse of moving oil exports for the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

US sanctions 4 petroleum firms linked to Iran's Quds Force

The assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani by the US and Iran’s retaliation by missile attacks on the US bases in Iraq early January brought the US and Iran on the brink of war.

Iran-US conflict: Worst is over, but core issues remain unresolved

Iraqi youth angry at their government's glacial pace of reform ramped up their protests on Sunday, sealing streets with burning tyres and threatening further escalation unless their demands are met.

Iraq: Angry youth step up protest at 'slow pace of reforms'

The flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran amid heightened tensions with Washington arrived in Kiev on Sunday.

Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran

In his first Friday prayers sermon for eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also told worshippers chanting "Death to America" that the elite Guards could take their fight beyond Iran's borders after the U.

Iran's Khamenei stands by Revolutionary Guards after unrest over downed plane

US President Donald Trump gave a minute-to-minute account of the US drone strikes that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in remarks to a Republican fund-raising dinner on Friday night, according to audio obtained by CNN.

Trump gave dramatic account of Soleimani's last minutes before death: Report

Russia's acting foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has made shocking revelations on the downing of the Ukranian passenger plane by Iran which has brought a twist to the whole narrative.

Russia: Iran shot down Ukranian passenger plane after US jets were seen at its borders

Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the United States killed its top general Qasem Soleimani and the country's military accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet.

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei to lead 'prayers' amid uproar over Ukrainian plane crash 

Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of war with the United States and accidentally downed a Ukrainian passenger jet.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to lead Friday 'prayers' in Tehran amid Iranian tumult

The United States treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base where US forces were stationed, Reuters report said quoting US military on Thursday.

11 US troops injured in January 8 Iran missile attack in Iraq: US military

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a Friday sermon that Islamic Republic had divine support and that Iran's missile strikes on US targets in Iraq this month delivered a "slap on the face" to the United States, reported news agency Reuters.

Iran gave US 'slap on face', calls missile strikes 'day of God': Khamenei

Around this time last week, the whole world had trained its eyes on the Al-Asad military base in Iran. This was Iran's chosen target for retaliation after the Americans killed Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani. The Americans said that they knew about the impending attack and the Iranians said that they never wanted to kill American soldiers in the first place. Watch report:

WION Dispatch: What remains of US largest base where US troops sheltered during Iran missile attack

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will arrive here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India amid spiralling tension between the Middle East country and the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to arrive in India today on 3-day visit

Donald Trump and his senior advisers cant seem to agree on one specific question. What was the need to take out Qasem Soleimani at that point of time? What was the urgency behind the operation? And now there are many versions are coming out including President Trump's.

Trump Administration 'Confused' Over Soleimani Killing

Iran is on the edge. The protests have overshadowed Tehran's battle with the Trump administration. Is this the worst uprising that Iran has witnessed since the 1979 revolution? This report explores #Gravitas #Iran

Gravitas: Biggest uprising since 1979 revolution in Iran?

Facebook-owned Instagram has been reportedly removing both posts and accounts showing support for Iranian general Qasem Soleimani shortly after his death in US airstrike.

Instagram censoring pro-Qasem Soleimani posts from the platform

How Iran protested after Islamic Republic admitted it downed Ukrainian aircraft

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