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US House votes to rein in Trump’s war powers as US-Iran tensions stay high
The US House of Representatives voted yesterday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran as the Middle East remained tense after the US killing of a top Iranian commander and Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes. The resolution
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US to join probe of Ukrainian jet disaster that killed 176
The NTSB said in a statement its Response Operations Centre had received formal notification from Iran of Wednesday’s crash of the Boeing 737-800 that killed all 176 on board. “The NTSB has designated an accredited representative to the investigation of
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Oil prices fall further as threat of Middle East war recedes
Oil prices dropped today extending days of losses as the threat of war in the Middle East receded and investors switched attention to economic growth prospects and the rise in US crude oil and product inventories. Brent crude LCOc1 fell
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Trump uses campaign rally to trumpet Soleimani killing as ‘justice’
US President Donald Trump made the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a theme of his re-election campaign yesterday, drawing cheers from thousands at a rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered “American justice.” At the campaign
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Informants in Iraq, Syria helped US kill Iran’s Soleimani- sources
Iranian General Qassem Soleimani arrived at the Damascus airport in a vehicle with dark-tinted glass. Four soldiers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rode with him. They parked near a staircase leading to a Cham Wings Airbus A320, destined for Baghdad. Neither
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US-Iran: Trump pulls back from more military action, promises new sanctions
US President Donald Trump has stepped back from new military action against Iran after its missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing US troops caused no casualties but he told Iran he would tighten already crippling US sanctions. Trump and Iranian
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At UN, US justifies killing Iranian commander as self-defense
The United States told the United Nations yesterday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was self-defense and vowed to take additional action “as necessary” in the Middle East to protect US personnel and interests. In a letter to
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After close brush with Iran, Trump finds an off-ramp – for now
US President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran, at least for now, after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and
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US, Iran both appear to signal desire to avoid further conflict
US President Donald Trump yesterday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was “standing down” after it fired missiles at US forces in Iraq overnight, as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the US killing of an
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Iran’s Supreme Leader: ‘How’s the slap in the face, US?’
Iran’s supreme leader said a “slap in the face” was delivered to the US, when the Islamic Republic fired missiles at US troop bases in Iraq today. “Last night, a slap in the face was delivered,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said
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