Qassim Soleimani

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran should expect a bold U.S. response if Iran or Iranian-backed groups attack American forces or assets in Iraq. U.S.-Iran tensions soared following the Jan. 3 Washington-directed strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani outside Baghdad airport. Trump said at an evening…

For the US administration it appears now is as good a time as any to start a major proxy war with Iran inside Iraq. Or perhaps the distraction of yet another Middle East war is just what the doctor neocons ordered at a moment the United States and the world for…

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra And Samya KullabThe Associated PressWed., April 1, 2020timer3 min. readBAGHDAD - A top Iranian general arrived in Baghdad this week to try and unify Iraq’s fractured political leaders, Iraqi officials said Wednesday, as stiff opposition by one major bloc thwarts chances the country’s latest prime minister-designate can…

The New York Times was criticized on Saturday over its characterization of the late former Sen. Tom Coburn in their obituary of the Oklahoma Republican.Coburn, a fiscal conservative and a fierce opponent of wasteful spending in the federal government, died late Friday after a years-long fight with prostate cancer. He retired from the Senate…

BAGHDAD — The U.S.-led coalition withdrew on Sunday from a military base in northern Iraq that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran. The K1 Air Base is the third site coalition forces have left this month in line with U.S. plans to consolidate its troops in…

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew Sunday from a military base in the country’s north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran.The K1 Air Base is the third site coalition forces have left this month, in line with U.S. plans to consolidate its…

The reliance on the military for emergency response is a testament to the failures of the liberal welfare state. When we begin to feel the worst effects of the climate crisis, are we just going to hand the country over to unelected military brass? On March 18, New York City…

The reliance on the military for emergency response is a testament to the failures of the U.S. welfare state. When we begin to feel the worst effects of the climate crisis, are we just going to hand the country over to unelected military brass? On March 18, New York City…

Military officials say troops from the U.S.-led coalition have pulled out from a base in western Iraq as part of a planned drawdownBy SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated PressMarch 19, 2020, 8:16 PM3 min readBAGHDAD -- Troops from the U.S.-led coalition pulled out from a base in western Iraq…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops from the U.S.-led coalition pulled out from a base in western Iraq on Thursday as part of a planned drawdown, Iraqi and coalition officials said, while training activities by the coalition were suspended amid concerns about the coronavirus. Coalition forces withdrew from al-Qaim on the Iraq-Syria…