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Since the longtime commander of the Quds Force, Qassem Suleimani, was killed Jan. 3 in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, he has been called a hero by Tehran and a terrorist by Washington. The response from Ottawa has been more muted, with Foreign Affairs Minister…

The insistence that U.S. troops should remain to fight terrorism is the latest attempt by Washington to push back on the Iraqi Parliament's non-binding vote insisting U.S. troops leave following the U.S. drone strike last week that killed Iranian paramilitary leader Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. A statement earlier…

(Reuters) - Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1 missile. FILE PHOTO: EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability…

President Donald Trump said the United States does not need the oil in the Middle East. So what about his country's role in the region? Well, the president is calling on NATO allies to step up their involvement there, which seems to contradict his previous questioning of the alliance's relevance.…

Trump Proposes New Name For NATO

WASHINGTON As the American-Iranian crisis shows signs of de-escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to ask NATO allies to step up efforts in the Middle East at a time the alliance members may be especially reluctant to get involved. Today, I …

Two explosions were heard in Baghdad's Green Zone late on Wednesday night. The two rockets landed near the U.S. Embassy in the Green Zone, but there were no injuries, a security source told ABC News. The Iraqi prime minister's security office confirmed two …

After days of bellicose statements, conflicting messages and threats following the U.S. assassination of Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani, President Trump sought to de-escalate tension with Iran in a televised address on Wednesday. “Iran appears to be standing down,” Trump said the morning after Iran launched more than a dozen…

U.S. officials had advance warning of Iran's missile assault that damaged two Iraqi bases housing U.S. and coalition forces, a U.S. official told USA TODAY. Iran fired more than a dozen missiles Tuesday in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike days earlier tha…

Michael D'Antonio is the author of the book "Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" and co-author with Peter Eisner of "The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence." The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View …