Jan 03 Watch 5:40 Risch says Soleimani was 'ratcheting up' attacks on the U.S. When the U.S. military killed an elite Iranian general in Iraq on Friday, Washington called it self-defense, while Tehran called it a crime -- and vowed vengeance. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 8:22 Why the U.S. military targeted Qassam Soleimani -- and how Iran might react How is Iran likely to react to the American military strike that killed top general Qassem Soleimani -- and how well prepared is the U.S. to withstand that response? Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and retired… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 11:48 Shields and Brooks on Iran general's killing, 2020 Democrats' fundraising Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the U.S. military’s killing of elite Iranian general Qassam Soleimani and its potential repercussions and how fundraising and polling… Continue watching
Jan 03 WATCH: Trump says Iranian general's 'reign of terror' is over Gen. Qassem Soleimani “made the death of innocent people his sick passion,” Trump said from his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, adding that “a lot of lives would have been saved” if he'd been hunted down years ago. Continue reading
Jan 03 AP source: U.S. is sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast as reinforcements By Zeke Miller, Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The dispatching of extra troops reflects concern about potential Iranian retaliatory action for the killing Thursday of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force. Continue reading
Jan 03 How Iran's top general became an icon by targeting the U.S. By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press For the U.S. and Israel, Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a shadowy figure in command of Iran's proxy forces, responsible for fighters in Syria backing President Bashar Assad and for the deaths of American troops in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump says Iran general should have been 'taken out' years ago By Associated Press In his first comments since the early Friday strike against the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, President Donald Trump said the general was also responsible for killing and wounding “thousands” of Americans and many more in the region… Continue reading
Jan 03 Pompeo says U.S. strike disrupted 'imminent' attack By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNN that Gen. Qassem Soleimani “was actively plotting in the region to take actions, the big action as he described it, that would have put dozens if not hundreds of American lives at risk."… Continue reading
Jan 03 What we know about U.S. tensions with Iran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The killing of a top Iranian general is the latest in a series of escalating incidents traces back to President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw America from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. Continue reading
Jan 03 How Iran has created a network of powerful allies in the Middle East By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press If Iran decides to retalitate for the killing of its top general, it can call upon heavily armed allies across the Middle East that are within easy striking distance of U.S. forces and American allies. Continue reading