Jan 10 Watch 10:12 Will fallout from Soleimani killing drive U.S. troops from Iraq? The fallout from the Trump administration’s killing of Qasem Soleimani continues to unfold -- and it could affect the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq. On Friday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo rejected Iraqi calls for the U.S. to plan… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 12:19 Shields and Brooks on Iran conflict, impeachment trial standoff Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the Trump administration and Congress have handled conflict with Iran, indications House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to… Continue watching
Jan 10 U.S. reportedly tried to take out another Iranian leader on the same day as Soleimani strike By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. officials say the U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general. Continue reading
Jan 10 Amid tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Canada grieves By Rob Gillies, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Canadians are struggling to come to terms with how the killing of an Iranian general last week in a U.S. drone strike may have led to the deaths of dozens of their citizens in a plane crash. Continue reading
Jan 10 Plane crash may be grim echo of U.S. downing of Iran flight in 1988 By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The July 3, 1988 downing of Iran Air flight 655 by the U.S. Navy remains one of the moments the Iranian government points to in its decades-long distrust of America. Continue reading
Jan 10 Pompeo blames Iran for downing Ukrainian plane By Nasser Karimi, Joseph Krauss, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo became the highest-level U.S. official to directly pin the blame on Iran, after Canadian, Australian and British leaders announced similar intelligence conclusions Thursday. “We do believe it is likely that that plane was shot down… Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes The Trump administration is announcing new sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 10 AP: Verified videos show plane in Iran struck before fiery crash By Tamer Fakahany, Associated Press Western leaders have said the plane seemed to have been unintentionally brought down by a surface-to-air missile near Tehran. Continue reading
Jan 10 Iran denies plane was shot down, says West should share evidence By Nasser Karimi, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Western leaders said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a surface-to-air missile just hours after Iran launched around a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 8:18 U.S., other governments say it's likely Iran shot down Ukrainian passenger jet According to the U.S. government, evidence is mounting that an Iranian missile was responsible for the crash of a passenger plane near Tehran Wednesday. Iran denies the charge, but the U.S. says radar, satellite and photos indicate it is "highly… Continue watching