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Iran Ends Commitment to Landmark Nuclear Deal: Live Updates — The announcement followed a vote in Iraq's Parliament to expel American troops, in response to the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian commander, in Baghdad. — RIGHT NOW Tehran said in a statement …
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The Latest: Iraq parliament votes to expel US military — BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local): — Iraq's parliament has voted to expel the U.S. military from the country. — Lawmakers voted Sunday in favor of a resolution that calls for ending foreign military presence in the country.


As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure — While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack. — WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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Iraq's prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces — ISTANBUL — Iraq's prime minister Sunday urged parliament to take “urgent measures” to force the withdrawal of foreign forces following a U.S. drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander and key Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad last week.
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Iraqi Lawmakers Urge End to U.S. Troop Presence as Iran Mourns a Slain General — The vote in Parliament, after the U.S. killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani of Iran in Baghdad, is not final until Iraq's prime minister signs the bill. — BAGHDAD — Lawmakers in Iraq voted on Sunday …
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Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies — Presidents on the brink of war tend to rely on an array of Oval Office assets: teams of experienced advisers, trusted sources of intelligence, strong ties with U.S. allies and credibility with the broad American public.
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HUGE — BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Regime Offers $80 MILLION for President Trump's Head! —VIDEO — On Friday morning the United States killed General Qassim Soleimani, a top commander of Iran's al-Quds Force, in an airstrike at Baghdad's International Airport.
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U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks — American forces in Iraq and Syria will now focus on protecting themselves. — WASHINGTON — The American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has halted its yearslong mission of attacking the Islamic State and training local forces …


In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’ — As President Trump's allies rushed to defend his decision to authorize a drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander, many have focused less on Qasem Soleimani than another once-prominent actor …
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Exclusive: Supreme Leader's military adviser says Iran's response will be ‘against military sites’ — Tehran, Iran (CNN)The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential commanders will certainly …
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Pentagon Chief Kept Tight Circle on Suleimani Strike — Sources say senior officials who would normally be consulted were left out of the loop. — In the hours leading up to the U.S. drone strike that killed Qassem Suleimani, Defense Secretary Mark Esper kept President Donald Trump's decision …



The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent’
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Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing
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Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry.
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Schiff: I haven't seen intelligence that ‘taking out’ Soleimani would ‘stop the plotting’

World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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Iraqi parliament passes resolution calling for US troops to be expelled
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Pompeo says administration would have been ‘culpably negligent’ not to launch Soleimani attack
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Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS
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Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire — CBS News Battleground Tracker — The New Year opens with Bernie Sanders in his best standing yet against the field in Iowa and New Hampshire. He's in a first-place tie with Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa.
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Iran situation casts Buttigieg's candidacy in a different light — WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Pete Buttigieg is confronting the commander-in-chief test. — Buttigieg's personal story as a gay veteran and Midwestern mayor, his performances in debates and interviews, and his policy platform …
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Flush with cash, Yang wrestles with where to spend it
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Rockets launched at US Embassy in Baghdad and military airbase housing American soldiers — Rockets were fired near the US Embassy in Baghdad and a military airbase housing American troops a day after General Qassem Soleimani was killed in an air strike. — On January 1, pro-Iran protesters stormed …
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Trump's threats draw Iran's cultural sites into tensions
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Iran takes general's body on unprecedented public mournings tour
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Venezuela's last democratic institution falls as Maduro stages de facto takeover of National Assembly — CARACAS, Venezuela — The government of President Nicolás Maduro staged a de facto takeover of Venezuela's legislature on Sunday, swearing in its own candidate as head …


Dems say no rush to turn over articles of impeachment, but wait won't be ‘indefinite’ — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told ABC that “the focus will be on four Republican senators” once the articles are transmitted. — As Congress prepares to return amid a weeks-long impasse …
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Enter here to explore the alternate universe of right-wing media — Howard Polskin woke up the day after President Trump's election with a powerful feeling that he had missed something important. — “I thought I was a smart guy, but I felt very dumb on Nov. 9, 2016,” he told me.


Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed — More than a year after his death, a cache of computer files saved on the hard drives of Thomas Hofeller, a prominent Republican redistricting strategist, is becoming public.