Trump wants NATO to be more involved in the Middle East. That may take some convincing.
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 …
Rockets land in Baghdad’s Green Zone near US Embassy
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 …
bubmagJanuary 8, 2020
“Iran Appears To Be Standing Down.” President Trump De-Escalates Tension With Iran in Televised Address
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…
bubmagJanuary 8, 2020
US knew Iranian missiles were coming ahead of strike on Iraq bases housing American troops
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…
bubmagJanuary 8, 2020
The price of Trumpian chaos
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 …
bubmagJanuary 8, 2020
NATO taking ‘some personnel’ out of Iraq due to safety concerns
NATO will take "some personnel" out of Iraq because of the increased danger after the US assassination of an Iranian general triggered revenge threats. The withdrawal is temporary but "the safety of our personnel is paramount," a NATO official said in a stat…
bubmagJanuary 7, 2020
Canada relocating some troops from Iraq to Kuwait – CTV News
OTTAWA -- The Canadian military is temporarily relocating some soldiers from Iraq to Kuwait due to security concerns, chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said Tuesday. The move, which Vance announced in an open letter to the families of Canadian…
bubmagJanuary 7, 2020
What the U.S.-Iran spat means for financial markets and gasoline prices in Canada – Global News
The new year has come with a fresh reason to worry. The killing of a top Iranian general by a U.S. airstrike in Iraq is stoking fears of renewed instability in the Middle East, with ripple effects for both financial markets and gasoline prices. Oil prices ro…
bubmagJanuary 6, 2020
NATO stands with US after Soleimani assassination and warns Iran
All members of the Atlantic alliance stood behind the United States in the Middle East after it briefed NATO on its drone attack that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. Speaking after a rare NATO meeting on Iran and Iraq in which the…
bubmagJanuary 6, 2020