Jan 08 House to vote Thursday on curbing Trump actions against Iran By Matthew Daly, Alan Fram, Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a House vote for Thursday on limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. Continue reading
Jan 08 Democrats seek more details on what led Trump strike on Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Democrats said that by not disclosing many details of the threat that prompted the U.S. to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Donald Trump is asking the American public to trust the very intelligence reports he has often disparaged. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Trump says Iran appears to be 'standing down' after strike President Donald Trump also said in an address Wednesday that no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran's Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. Continue reading
Jan 08 Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq and Iran By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said the government has raised the alert level in Iraq to the highest level. Continue reading
Jan 08 Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176 By Mohammad Nasiri, Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the 3½-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Continue reading
Jan 07 Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack at bases in Iraq By Nasser Karimi, Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press According to State TV, Iran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 4:23 Iran says it has launched ballistic missiles at American air bases in Iraq By Nick Schifrin After trading threats with the U.S., Iran said Tuesday night it launched ballistic missiles on Iraqi facilities housing U.S. troops in retaliation for the American killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The attacks come after President Trump and top U.S. officials… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 9:17 Bernie Sanders on Iran, health care and Democratic electability By Judy Woodruff, Candice Norwood As President Trump's decision to kill a prominent Iranian general continues to draw scrutiny, what does Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, think of the move? Sanders joins Judy Woodruff to explain why the… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 9:13 Foreign policy experts weigh in on Trump's Iran strategy The U.S. killing of one of Iran’s top military leaders has prompted questions about whether the Trump administration has an effective strategy for Iran, Iraq and the larger Middle East. As Iran announces it has fired missiles at Iraqi bases… Continue watching
Jan 07 Trump retreats from threat to attack Iranian cultural sites By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from his threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates against the U.S. for killing one of its top generals. Continue reading