Tag: Iran
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Davido to shun America over fears of Iran war
Afro-pop star, Davido has declared that he will not be visiting America following fears of a Third World War over the killing of Iranian military general, Qassem Soleimani, by US forces. TheNewsGuru recalls that the military chief was killed last Thursday. He was the head of Quds Force, a covert wing of the Islamic Revolutionary…
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JUST IN: Iraqi parliament passes resolution to expel US troops
The Iraqi parliament voted on Sunday to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers voted for a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200 troops in Iraq. The resolution specifically calls for ending a 2014 agreement that allowed Washington to send troops to Iraq to…
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Trump threatens to hit 52 Iranian sites, says Soleimani’s killing warning
In a series of tweets Saturday, US President Donald Trump responded to Iranian threats of avenging Major General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination in a US airstrike, by warning that the US will hit 52 Iranian sites, dear to Iran. His tweets represent a further escalation of the tension, amidst protests by anti-war groups in the US…
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Soleimani: Britain warns citizens against travel to Iraq, Iran
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has warned British citizens against travel to Iraq or Iran amid heightened tension following the U.S. airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force. “Given heightened tensions in the region, the (foreign office) now advise people not to travel to Iraq, with the exception of the Kurdistan…
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Iraq holds massive funeral for slain top Iranian general Soleimani
Thousands of Iraqis, including senior politicians, attended the funeral of a top Iranian general and Iraqi militiamen in Baghdad on Saturday, following a U.S. airstrike that sharply escalated tensions across the region. The attack near Baghdad airport killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the deputy head of…
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Iranian General Soleimani killed in Baghdad airstrike, US claims responsibility
Iraq’s powerful Shiite Hashd Shaabi militia said on Friday that the group’s deputy leader, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, and high-ranking Iranian General Qassem Soleimani have been killed in an attack near Baghdad airport. The Iran-backed Hashd Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), said they were killed in a U.S. strike targeting their vehicle…
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Iran in talks with Buhari over release of El-Zakzaky, wife – Official
Iran constantly pursues the case of Nigeria’s top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky through diplomatic contacts with the Nigerian government in line with efforts to help improve his health, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Abbas Mousavi told reporters in Tehran on Sunday that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs…
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Iranian women in stadium after 40 year, as Iran take on Cambodia
Iranian women on Thursday entered the Azadi Stadium in Tehran to watch men’s football for the first time in almost 40 years as their country hosts Cambodia in a World Cup qualifier. According to media reports between 3,500 to 4,000 women, were able to buy tickets which sold out quickly. They entered special blocks at…
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Somali pirates release Iranian held hostage since 2015
An Iranian held for more than four years by Somali pirates has been released, a humanitarian organisation that helps hostages said on Saturday. Mohammad Sharif Panahandeh was a crew member on the FV Siraj, an Iranian fishing vessel that was captured off the coast of Somalia in March 2015, the Hostage Support Partnership said in…
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Iran decries U.S. sanctions as illegal
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said that recent U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic are “illegal,’’ the Tasnim News Agency reported on Friday. “Their new sanctions, like previous embargoes are ineffective and lack any legal basis,“Abbas Mousavi was quoted as saying. He said that these sanctions are “desperate’’ measures taken by the U.S. President Donald Trump…