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January 4, 2020

Dan Gainor: Media criticize killing of Iranian terrorist Soleimani and glorify him

The U.S. drone strike this week that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani – a terrorist murderer responsible for thousands of deaths – resulted in extensive news coverage that criticized President Trump for ordering his killing and falsely portrayed Soleimani in a positive light.

January 4, 2020

Daniel Turner: US can withstand Iranian attack on global oil supplies, thanks to Trump energy policies

The threat Friday by a top Iranian military leader to attack “vital American targets” in or near the Strait of Hormuz – the waterway through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil is transported – illustrates why President Trump’s pro-American energy policies are critical to our national security.

January 4, 2020

Garrett Tenney: Iranian militia proxies pose threat in wake of Soleimani strike

Iranian proxies built by slain General Qassem Soleimani could pose a threat to the United States after this week's airstrike in Baghdad. Fox News' Garrett Tenney reported Saturday.

January 4, 2020

Iraqi air base with US troops, Green Zone, struck by several rockets, officials say

Multiple rockets aimed at an Iraqi air base just north of the U.S. embassy where American troops are said to be deployed to and the heavily militarized Green Zone were launched Saturday evening, reports say. 

January 4, 2020

Joe Concha: News media coverage of Soleimani strike reveals 'disturbing pattern'

The mainstream media coverage and analysis of the U.S. airstrike which killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani would be different under another administration, The Hill media report Joe Concha said Saturday.

January 4, 2020

Soleimani slaying: U.S. seizes opportune moment, but ramifications may be costly

For years, Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was viewed as military royalty among his tens of thousands of followers belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq. His photo adorned billboards of cities after ISIS was defeated from them, militia commanders boasted about their battlefield selfies with him and trips into Iran and Syria aboard his private aircraft. He was combat-hardened, untouchable – or so he thought.

January 4, 2020

Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander threatens attacks on 'vital' US destroyers, warships

A senior military official in Iran threatened an attack on some 35 “American targets,” including “destroyers and warships” near the Persian Gulf Friday night, promising to seek revenge for the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, according to a recent report. 

January 4, 2020

Soleimani funeral procession in Baghdad draws thousands of mourners chanting 'America is the Great Satan'

Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday for a funeral procession through Baghdad for Iran's top general and militant leaders killed in a U.S. airstrike.

January 4, 2020

Michael Pregent: Trump confronts Iran with strength – Obama showed weakness and Iran became more dangerous

A giant question mark hangs over the Middle East as the world waits to see what action Iran will take to retaliate for the long overdue killing Friday morning of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike in Iraq ordered by President Trump.

January 3, 2020

Sen. James Risch on Soleimani kill: Trump 'did what he had to do'

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch, R-Idaho, defended President Trump's decision to order the drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.