Gen. Qassem Soleimani
US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike
For all of the Trump administration's insistence that the threat of an "imminent" attack led to the American drone strike on Iran's top general, U.S. officials behind the scenes say the strike was motivated as much, if not more, by a broader effort to rein in a dangerously emboldened Iran.
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Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176
A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard, Iranian state TV and officials in Ukraine said.
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US braces for Iranian response: a 'tit for tat' assault?
U.S. officials on Monday braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible "tit-for-tat" attempt on the life of an American military commander.
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Weeping, Iran supreme leader prays over general slain by US
Weeping amid wails from a crowd of hundreds of thousands of mourners, Iran's supreme leader on Monday prayed over the remains of a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, an attack that's drastically raised tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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Soleimani's family: Hezbollah will take revenge
The daughter of Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani says the death of her father will "not break us" and the United States should know that his blood will not go for free.
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Soleimani's body arrives in Iran as Trump issues new threats
The body of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani arrived Sunday in Iran to throngs of mourners after the U.S. drone strike killed the commander, as President Donald Trump threatened to bomb 52 sites in the Islamic Republic if Tehran retaliates by attacking Americans.
4 years ago
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
At the midway point of his annual Christmas vacation, President Donald Trump huddled at his Florida club with his top national security advisers. Days earlier, a rocket attack by an Iranian-funded group struck a U.S.-Iraqi base, killing an American contractor and wounding several others.
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Iran general steps out of Soleimani's shadow to lead proxies
A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country's expeditionary Quds Force, becoming responsible for Tehran's proxies across the Mideast as the Islamic Republic threatens the U.S. with "harsh revenge" for killing its previous head, Qassem Soleimani.
4 years ago
Thousands mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge
Thousands of militiamen and other supporters chanting "America is the Great Satan" marched in a funeral procession Saturday in Baghdad for Iran's top general after he was killed in a U.S. airstrike, as the region braced for the Islamic Republic to fulfill its vows of revenge.
4 years ago
Legal basis for US killing of Iran general depends on threat
Did President Donald Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq?
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