Qassim Soleimani

Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleimani. Instead, to their disappointment, Esmail Ghaani brought them silver rings. For his second visit, Ghaani had to apply…

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra And Samya KullabThe Associated PressThu., June 11, 2020timer4 min. readBAGHDAD - Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleimani. Instead, to their disappointment,…

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleimani. Instead, to their disappointment, Esmail Ghaani brought them silver rings. For his second visit, Ghaani had…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleimani. Instead, to their disappointment, Esmail Ghaani brought them silver rings. For his second visit, Ghaani…

Chris Livesay CBS News Chris Livesay is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in Rome, contributing to all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.  Livesay, a journalist with experience covering hotspots across Europe and the Middle East, joined CBS News in 2020 and began reporting for the Network at the height…

An Iranian-American doctor from Florida has arrived in Iran as part of an arrangement to free U.S. Navy veteran Michael White. American dermatologist Matteo Taerri pleaded guilty in December to violating U.S. economic sanctions on Iran. He was sentenced to time served last week, the same day that Iran allowed…

Click here to read the full original article.An Iranian-American doctor from Florida has arrived in Iran as part of an arrangement to free U.S. Navy veteran Michael White.American dermatologist Matteo Taerri pleaded guilty in December to violating U.S. economic sanctions on Iran. He was sentenced to time served last week,…

The Lusail Stadium is another venue under construction for the World Cup in 2022The 2022 World Cup will take place on time despite the knock on from the coronavirus pandemic, the host state Qatar has pledged.Qatar's foreign minister said the designs of the stadiums, which are nearly 90% complete, will…

Last summer, after Donald Trump reportedly eyed a plan to buy Greenland, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote an op-ed for the New York Times endorsing the idea. In January, after the president risked a war with Iran by launching an airstrike that killed Gen. Qassim Soleimani, Cotton wrote another op-ed…

By A.J. Katz on May. 15, 2020 - 9:17 AMComment CBS News announced this morning that it has added Rome-based journalist Chris Livesay as a foreign correspondent Livesay, most recently a freelance journalist, began reporting for CBS in March at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, and has provided…