Assassinated Iranian commander Soleimani in Pompeo’s sights for years
Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights.
U.S. defense secretary cancels vacation amid Iran crisis
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has canceled plans to take personal leave later in January amid rising tension with Iran, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.
France opens rape investigation after writer accused of child abuse
French prosecutors said on Friday they were opening an investigation into allegations of rape of a child, after a woman said she had been sexually abused by a prominent author when she was 14.
Mexico’s sends interim charge d’affaires to embassy in Bolivia
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the interim charge d’affaires to its embassy in Bolivia has arrived in La Paz, after earlier this week Bolivia expelled the Mexican ambassador to the country.
No current, credible threats against U.S. homeland: DHS
There are no current threats against the United States’ homeland, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Friday after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Baghdad.
U.S. killing of Iran’s second most powerful man risks regional conflagration
The U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful figure after its supreme leader, is seen by Tehran as an act of war that risks regional conflagration.
Timeline: U.S.-Iran relations from 1953 coup to 2020 commander killing
Iran promised harsh revenge after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its growing military influence in the Middle East.
U.S. oil workers leave Iraq after air strike on Iranian leader
U.S. citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the Oil Ministry said, after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.
U.S. says killing top Iran general foiled plot against Americans
Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East.
Rival Shi’ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity
Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a senior Iranian general, in an unusual show of unity among factions that have squabbled for months.
