Iraq - Page 49

January 7, 2020

FAA issues emergency restriction for Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf airspace after Iran missile attacks

The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting flights over Persian Gulf airspace in response to Iranian airstrikes that targeted two bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops Wednesday.

January 7, 2020

Johnny 'Joey' Jones on Iran missile launches: 'We are at war. We've struck them, they've struck us'

Iran fired 15 ballistic missiles into Iraq, targeting two airbases housing U.S. military and coalition forces Tuesday, Pentagon officials said, in a major retaliation by the rogue regime after the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week.

January 7, 2020

Sen. Coons on Iran's missile attack: 'Strong, forceful response' to Soleimani's death was 'entirely predictable'

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., appeared on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Tuesday and reacted to reports that Iran had launched "more than a dozen ballistic missiles" targeting U.S. forces in Iraq.

January 7, 2020

Pelosi, other lawmakers react after Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq: 'World cannot afford war'

Lawmakers swiftly responded after Iran fired dozens of missiles into Iraq on Tuesday targeting U.S. military and coalition forces signaling a significant escalation of tensions against the U.S. following the death of Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

January 7, 2020

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr bashes Trump as 'son of gambling halls'

An influential anti-U.S. Iraqi cleric who led a militia that battled American forces during the Iraq War lashed out at President Trump over social media with a series of insults that criticized his former casino empire and his medical deferments during the Vietnam War. 

January 7, 2020

Iraq's outgoing prime minister says US troops must leave to avoid crisis

Iraq's outgoing prime minister on Tuesday called for American troops to leave the country to avoid further tensions between the United States and Iran that have reached a boiling point in recent weeks.

January 7, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Killing of Soleimani justified – He was enemy combatant terrorist commander

President Trump didn't need congressional authorization to order the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

January 7, 2020

Mark Levin blasts critics of Trump's Iran strike: 'Our enemies are rooting for the Democrat Party'

Conservative commentator Mark Levin said Monday that America's enemies are rooting for the Democratic Party to win the 2020 election over President Trump.

January 7, 2020

Stephanie Grisham: Strike that killed Iranian Gen. Soleimani 'saved countless lives'

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said Tuesday that the "targeted strike" in Baghdad which killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last week saved "countless" lives.

January 7, 2020

Germany, UK, others begin moving troops out of Baghdad, Iraq amid tensions following death of Soleimani

Germany and several other European nations on Tuesday began moving troops out of Baghdad, with some leaving Iraq entirely, amid soaring tensions in the region after an American drone attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week.