Sanctioned Iranian commander says new U.S. limitations are ‘symbolic’: tweet
The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are “symbolic”, a sanctioned commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday, after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehran’s missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq.
U.S. envoy says it seems Iran concluded response to Soleimani killing
U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook said on Friday it seems that Iran has concluded its retaliation for the U.S. killing of senior Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
Pelosi will not send impeachment articles to Senate on Friday
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not send formal charges of misconduct against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Friday, according to a senior Democratic House aide, despite growing expectations that such a move could come …
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says will submit Trump impeachment to Senate
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that she will advance legislation next week that would formally trigger a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump.
Washington rebuffs Iraqi request to pull out troops
Washington rebuffed an Iraqi request on Friday to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions following the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad.
Pompeo discussed expanded NATO force in Iraq with Canadian formin: statement
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the possibility of an expanded NATO presence in Iraq in a call with his Canadian counterpart, Foreign Minister François‑Philippe Champagne, the State Department said on Friday.
Bloomberg to tell states to restore felon voting rights, stop purging rolls
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would seek to standardize federal elections across the United States and prevent states from blocking felons from voting under a plan aimed at expanding access to elections rolled out on Friday.
Buttigieg pledges $1 trillion in infrastructure spending if elected
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday pledged $1 trillion in infrastructure spending over a decade if elected, saying the Trump administration had failed to rebuild the country’s roads, bridges, schools, and water systems.
Denmark had six hours’ warning of Iranian attack on Iraqi bases: TV
Denmark received a warning six hours before Iran fired missiles at two Iraqi military bases this week, and was able to prepare its contingent stationed at one of the bases alongside U.S. forces, the Danish broadcaster TV2 reported on Friday.
U.S. says any delegation to Iraq would not discuss troop withdrawal
Any delegation the United States would send to Iraq would not discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, saying the force presence there was “appropriate.”
