U.S. allies suggest that Iran bears some responsibility for the confrontation, but warn that the situation is at an ‘escalation point.’
iran
Posted inNation & World, News
Rockets fired after day of mourning for slain Iranian leader
Retaliation by Iran for Friday’s airstrike could ignite a conflict that engulfs the region, where Gen. Qassem Soleimani had a network of heavily armed allies.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s members of Congress fear killing of Iranian general puts Americans in greater danger
All four acknowledge that Gen. Qassem Soleimani was ‘evil’ but worry about the effect his killing will have on Americans’ strategic interests and safety.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Oil prices surge, stocks fall after U.S. kills Iranian general
Investors seek safety in U.S. government bonds, sending their yields lower, while the price of gold rises.
Posted inNation & World, News
Iran vows response to killing of general; U.S. urges Americans to leave Iraq
The killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, marks a major escalation in the standoff between Washington and Iran.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. airstrike kills powerful Iranian general, raises threat of larger conflict
An adviser to Iran’s president warns President Trump of retaliation for the targeted killing of the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.
Posted inNation & World
Earthquake kills at least five, injures 300 in Iran
The magnitude 5.9 temblor struck Tark county in the country’s Eastern Azerbaijan province early Friday.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Facebook disables Russian, other misinformation campaigns
The accounts, posing as locals in swing states, followed a similar game plan to election interference efforts in 2016.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. bolsters Saudi defense against Iran with more troops, fighter jets, missiles
Defense Secretary Mark Esper announces the deployments just hours after Iran said two missiles struck one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Iran-linked group tried to hack U.S. a 2020 presidential campaign, Microsoft says
News outlets report that the hackers tried to breach the campaign of President Trump, and the company said government officials and journalists were also targets.