Trump warns Iraq of ‘very big’ sanctions if US forces expelled

 January 6, 2020

WASHINGTON DC — If the Iraqi government forces the removal of US forces, Baghdad will face “sanctions like they’ve never seen before,” President Donald Trump said Sunday.Trump said the prospective economic penalties would far outweigh the crippling sanctions the US has imposed on… Read More

Iraqi parliament decides to expel US troops

 January 6, 2020

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament on Sunday decided to expel American troops from the country.In an extraordinary session, the parliament unanimously decided to send the US and foreign troops out of the country.In a statement, the parliament said the implementation of the decision is within the… Read More

US targeting 52 Iranian sites if Tehran attacks: Trump

 January 5, 2020

WASHINGTON DC — US President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to hit Iranian targets for any attacks on Americans or the US in the wake of the killing of top Iranian general by an American airstrike.”Iran has been nothing but problems for many years. Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes… Read More

UN chief urges restraint after US kills Iranian general

 January 5, 2020

WASHINGTON — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for all parties to exercise “maximum restraint” in the Persian Gulf after the US assassinated a top Iranian general in Iraq.Guterres “is deeply concerned with the recent escalation,” his spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement.”This is a… Read More