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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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Associated Press:
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.
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Politico, Washington Times, The Hill, Mediaite and The Week
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
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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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
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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New York Times:
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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New York Times:
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 …
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The Daily Caller
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
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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Raw Story
New York Times:
Iran Abandons Nuclear Deal as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast — The consequences of the American assassination of a senior Iranian commander are mounting. — The ramifications of the American assassination of a top Iranian general rippled across the Middle East and beyond …
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CNN:
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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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
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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Washington Post:
Hezbollah says retribution for Soleimani's death must target U.S. military, not civilians
Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
Trump's threats draw Iran's cultural sites into tensions
Trump's threats draw Iran's cultural sites into tensions
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Axios
Associated Press:
Iran takes general's body on unprecedented public mournings tour
Iran takes general's body on unprecedented public mournings tour
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Washington Times
ABC News:
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry.
Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry.
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Iraqi parliament passes resolution calling for US troops to be expelled
Iraqi parliament passes resolution calling for US troops to be expelled
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Townhall
CBS News:
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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Elena Schneider / Politico:
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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Fox News and Blue Delaware
David French / TIME:
President Trump's Bold, Justified Gamble in Killing Soleimani May Just Pay Off — David French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time. His next book, Divided We Fall, will be released in 2020. He is a former major in the United States Army Reserve.
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent’
The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent’
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Los Angeles Times, Econlib and Law & Crime
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing
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PJ Media Home, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pompeo Insists U.S. Safer but There May Be a ‘Little Noise’ in Interim
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Schiff: I haven't seen intelligence that ‘taking out’ Soleimani would ‘stop the plotting’
Schiff: I haven't seen intelligence that ‘taking out’ Soleimani would ‘stop the plotting’
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Pompeo says administration would have been ‘culpably negligent’ not to launch Soleimani attack
Pompeo says administration would have been ‘culpably negligent’ not to launch Soleimani attack
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
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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Washington Post:
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 …
New York Times:
It's Not Just Software. New Safety Risks Under Scrutiny on Boeing's 737 Max. — The company and regulators are looking into everything from the wiring on the plane to its engines. — Even as Boeing inches closer to getting the 737 Max back in the air, new problems with the plane …
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
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.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
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.
Harry Enten / CNN:
It's not just the polls that show Biden and Sanders leading the primary — (CNN)We have less than a month until the primary season, and it's becoming more apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont are the candidates to beat. It's not just that they are Nos. 1 and 2 in the national polling.
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Trent Spiner / Politico:
Flush with cash, Yang wrestles with where to spend it
Flush with cash, Yang wrestles with where to spend it
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