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Several Hashd al-Sha’abi forces martyred in Israeli raids on Syria
Jan 10, 2020 09:34Israel has launched several airstrikes on eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, martyring at least eight fighters of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), a key player in the fight against Daesh and other Takfiri groups in the region.
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Iran’s minister: Attack on cultural sites against international laws
Jan 10, 2020 05:57The United Nations' Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday Jan. 6, US President Donald Trump’s public threat to attack Iranian sites of cultural importance would be war crimes if carried out.
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World leaders call for restraint amid US-Iran tensions
Jan 10, 2020 05:39The Pope has welcomed Iran’s new Ambassador Mohammed Taher Rabbani to the Vatican's Apostolic Palace where he presented the Pope with his credentials. He also welcomed US Ambassador Callista Gingrich.
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Americans say Soleimani's assassination made US less safe, Trump 'reckless' on Iran: Poll
Jan 10, 2020 05:20The vast majority of Americans say the US assassination of Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani has made America less safe and shows that President Donald Trump's behavior with Iran is "reckless," according to a new poll.
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Al-Hakim stresses need for withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq
Jan 10, 2020 04:58Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim has stressed the need for US and other foreign troops to leave Iraq as a backlash grows over the recent American assassination of a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
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Iraq negotiating with Russia to buy S-300 missile system: Top Iraqi lawmaker
Jan 10, 2020 04:51A senior Iraqi legislator says Baghdad is in talks with Moscow to purchase Russian-built long-range, surface-to-air S-300 missile defense systems.
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NATO chief: Troop deployment not always best anti-terror option
Jan 10, 2020 03:54The US-led NATO says troop deployment by the military alliance is not always the best anti-terror option as “the best way” is to enable local forces to fight terrorism, a day after US President Donald Trump called on other NATO members to take on a larger role in West Asia.
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Americans must either withdraw voluntarily, or be expelled by force: Hezbollah parl. bloc
Jan 10, 2020 03:46The parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the mass funeral ceremonies for Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis across Iraqi and Iranian cities sent a clear message to the Americans that they have no option but to leave West Asia.
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Martyr Qassem Soleimani's 7th day memorial held
Jan 09, 2020 13:59The traditional 7th day memorial ceremony for martyrs Lt. Gen. Qassem Solemani, Gen. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and their Iranian and Iraqi colleagues, was held at Hosseiniyeh Imam Khomeini in Tehran, in the presence of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and other senior officials, including several prominent figures from Iraq on the 13 of Jamadi al-Awwal, the tragic martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatema Zahra (SA), the immaculate daughter of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA).
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Gen. Qaani: Iran dealt US a first slap by striking American bases in Iraq
Jan 09, 2020 13:55The newly-appointed head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Quds Force said that Iran dealt the US “a first slap” by striking two American bases in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of his predecessor, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.