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Jan 08 2020
Analysis
Foreign Policy Doesn’t Usually Affect Elections. Could Iran Be Different?
The American-ordered drone strike that killed one of Iran’s most powerful military leaders, Qassem Soleimani, has triggered retaliation from Iran and put American troops in the Middle East on heightened alert. It has also brought foreign policy to the top of the news cycle. How events unfold from here is uncertain, but we leave that analysis to others with more expertise in world affairs.
538 (ABC News)Jan 05 2020
News
Iraqi Lawmakers Vote to Expel U.S. Troops as Iran Mourns a Slain General
BAGHDAD — Lawmakers in Iraq heeded the demands of angry citizens and voted on Sunday to expel United States troops from the country, as hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of Iran to pay their respects to the slain leader of the elite Quds Force, Maj. General Qassim Suleimani.
The vote is not final until Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi signs the draft bill. Earlier
New York Times (News)Jan 04 2020
News
After Soleimani: Celebrations, cyber-attacks and threats to kick US troops out of Iraq
As Iraqis awoke Friday morning to the news that Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and the mastermind of its ascending global military influence, had been killed by a targeted U.S. drone strike soon after touching down at the Baghdad International Airport, it didn’t take long for many of the embattled nation’s youth to start circulating photos and messages praising
Fox News DigitalJul 21 2020
News
Ukraine hostage standoff ends after president promotes Joaquin Phoenix film
A daylong hostage standoff in Ukraine reportedly ended on Tuesday after the country’s president consented to a gunman’s demand and shared a video recommending a 2005 documentary film narrated by Joaquin Phoenix.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recommended the film in a video shared on Facebook after a man in the city of Lutsk seized a bus and held 13 hostages for more than 12
The HillJun 28 2016
News
Panetta Ordered Military Assets For Benghazi, They Never Moved
The much anticipated Benghazi Select Committee report released early Tuesday morning reveals former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta order military assets to be deployed to Benghazi, but they never arrived. Two unarmed drones, showing a live feed of the attack, did.
TownhallFeb 16 2020
News
‘Totally consistent’: Trump defends Soleimani intelligence amid claims White House lied
President Trump defended his administration after reports contradicted his claim that the decision to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was because of an imminent threat.
The Trump administration claimed that the decision to kill Soleimani was because of a direct, imminent attack against the United States. That was partially contradicted by a Monday report that showed that Trump had
Washington ExaminerMar 07 2013
Opinion
Rand Paul rising: Has filibuster made him US political star?
Some Republicans saw the filibuster performance by Sen. Rand Paul as a morale boost for the party. He aimed to spark a broader discussion about the possible domestic use of armed drones.
Christian Science MonitorJun 23 2019
News
U.S. cyberattack strikes Iran's military computers
The U.S. launched a sweeping cyberattack against the Iranian military last week in direct response to Iran’s downing of an American surveillance drone, U.S. officials told the Associated Press over the weekend, confirming that President Trump personally approved the retaliatory measures. The response was aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the nation’s military that
Washington Times