Jan 06 Oil price keeps rising as industry eyes Iran-U.S. conflict By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press “You can repair a facility. You can’t bring somebody back to life. There’s no turning back," said Antoine Halff, a Columbia University researcher and former chief oil analyst for the International Energy Agency. ”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Congress demands answers from Trump about Soleimani killing By Robert Burns, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press On Monday, two top Senate Democrats called on Trump to immediately declassify the administration’s reasoning for the strike on the Iranian official, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, saying there is “no legitimate justification” for keeping the information from the public. Continue reading
Jan 06 An emotional Khamenei shows Iran general’s death is personal By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Khamenei's voice cracked under the weight of the moment during a funeral procession unlike any in Iran's recent history. Police said attendees numbered into the millions. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:55 Anger in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters mourn Soleimani By Jane Ferguson Members of Hezbollah and their supporters gathered on Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, to mourn the death of Iran's top military leader, General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. military airstrike on Friday in Iraq. NewsHour Weekend Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 05 Protests across U.S. condemn action in Iran and Iraq By Associated Press Demonstrators in dozens of cities around the U.S. gathered Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East. Continue reading
Jan 05 Pompeo: U.S. is now targeting Iran’s ‘actual decision-makers’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press Pompeo was explaining U.S. strategy in the aftermath of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani. Continue reading
Jan 05 New risks loom as thousands mourn Iran general killed by US By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands flooded streets Sunday in Iran to walk alongside a casket carrying the remains of a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, a slaying one Iranian official suggested would see Tehran break further out… Continue reading
Jan 05 Hezbollah vows to end U.S. military presence in region By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Hassan Nasrallah said the U.S. military “will pay the price” for the U.S. drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq Friday. Continue reading
Jan 05 Trump’s threats draw Iran’s cultural sites into tensions By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press President Trump tweeted Saturday evening that if Iran attacks any American assets to avenge the killing of a top Iranian general, the U.S. has 52 targets across the Islamic Republic that “WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD."… Continue reading
Jan 05 Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat leveled at US troops in Mideast By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said the U.S. military across the region “will pay… Continue reading