(CNN)President Donald Trump said he ordered the killing of one of Iran’s most powerful men to stop a war, not start one, as tensions between the two nations rise and the United States sends thousands of additional troops to the Middle East.
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Jason Rezaian was an Iranian prisoner for 544 days. What he knows about the regime
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An airstrike in Iraq hit a convoy of Iranian-backed paramilitary forces, PMF says
(CNN)A convoy including Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces was hit by an airstrike early Saturday in north Baghdad, killing and wounding several, according to the PMF.
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Alabama woman who texted ‘I feel in trouble’ before she disappeared has been found dead, police say
(CNN)Alabama police found the body of a woman missing since December 20 on Friday.
Paighton Houston disappeared after leaving a Birmingham bar, her family said. She texted a coworker that she was with strangers and felt she was in trouble.
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Soleimani killing: What happens next?
(CNN)At the direction of President Donald Trump, Iran’s military commander, General Qasem Soleimani was killed in an airstrike Thursday. Trump said he ordered the action “to stop a war,” but Iran has vowed revenge. CNN Opinion asked expert commentators to wei…
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Arwa Damon: Killing of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani is ‘uncharted territory’
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New Ukraine revelations turn up heat on Senate trial showdown
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US strike that killed Iranian commander starkly divides US lawmakers
Washington (CNN)The US airstrike that killed Iran Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani generated starkly different reactions along party lines Thursday night, with Republicans heaping praise on President Donald Trump and Democrats expressing concerns about th…
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Iran FM responds US airstrike, calls it ‘dangerous and foolish’
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Trump orders killing of Iranian military leader
What happened?
In the early hours of Friday morning, a strike hit Baghdad International Airport. The Iraqi military said three rockets were fired at the airport.
Who was killed?
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (I…
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