U.S. top diplomat Pompeo briefs Kurdistan PM Barzani on Iran missile attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday on Iran’s missile attacks on two Iraqi military bases, including in Erbil, the State Department said in a statement.
Iran attacks U.S. forces in Iraq in retaliation for killing of commander
Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
U.S. FAA bans airlines from flying over Iraq, Iran after missile attack on U.S. troops
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander says missile attacks ‘first step’: TV
Iran’s missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq was the first step and Tehran will not spare American troops, Iranian state TV quoted a Revolutionary Guards commander as saying on Wednesday.
Iran minister tells U.S.: ‘Get the hell out of our region’ after attacks
After Iran launched missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq, the country’s telecommunication minister tweeted: “Get the hell out of our region” in Iran’s first official reaction to the attacks.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirm rocket attack on U.S. forces in Iraq
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed on Wednesday that it fired rockets at a U.S. air base in Iraq in revenge for the killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, according to a statement.
Pompeo, Esper arrive at White House after Iran attack on Iraqi base
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived at the White House late on Tuesday after Iran fired missiles on at least two Iraqi air bases hosting U.S.-led coalition forces.
Singapore Airlines diverts flights from Iranian airspace
Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday it was diverting all flight routes from Iranian airspace.
Iran starts ‘second round’ of attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq: Tasnim
Iran has started its “second round” of attacks against bases holding U.S. troops in Iraq, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency said on Wednesday.
Americans increasingly critical of Trump’s record on Iran, most expect war: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander, and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near …
