Iran won’t target Strait of Hormuz over Soleimani assassination: analysts
Reuters | Luke Baker: Iran is unlikely to block the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest oil-shipping channel, in reprisal for the killing…
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Pompeo says assassination of Soleimani is part of ‘bigger strategy’ to deter US foes
The Guardian – ‘Real deterrence’ strategy – which also apply to Russia and China – is at odds with earlier assertion that…
The downing of flight 752 in Iran is a tragedy of complacency
The Guardian | Martin Rivers: Lessons from the 2014 Malaysian Airlines disaster were not heeded. Now 176 more people are dead On…
‘We Could Feel the Shock Wave’: How US troops withstood attack on Iraq base
The Wall Street Journal | Isabel Coles: More than two hours before Iran fired its first salvo of missiles at the large…
Activities of Resistance Front to continue till ousting US from region: Rezaei
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei noted that activities of the Resistance Front would continue until US forces are expelled from…
Martyr Soleimani architected battleground failures of US, Israel: Maj. Gen. Salami
MNA – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Chief Major General Hossein Salami said that Lt. Gen. Soleimani architected the battleground failures of…
Photos: US Ain al-Asad military base after Iran’s missile strikes
Mizan – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted US Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province in retaliation for the US assassination…
US troops describe ‘miraculous’ escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran
Reuters | John Davison: Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Iran’s first direct missile attack against U.S. forces…
Canada’s Trudeau: Iran plane victims would be alive had there been no regional tensions
Reuters – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that the victims of the Ukrainian airliner shot down in Iran would…
How to cope with war anxiety over Iran
CNN | Joan Cook: Recent tensions between the United States and Iran and the underlying threat of war have many Americans on…
Impact of Soleimani’s assassination is playing out in unexpected ways
The Guardian | Martin Chulov: Qassem Suleimani’s wrecked car was still smouldering when the predicted consequences of his death started to rebound…
Military conflict with Iran would impact entire world, Japan’s Abe warns
RT – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that military confrontation with Iran will impact global peace and stability. The comments came…
As we enter the fourth year of the Trump era, let’s remember: this is still not normal
The Guardian | Michael H Fuchs: Trump hopes that his dangerous, self-serving actions will be normalized by sheer force and volume. We…
Judiciary chief: US President should stand trial for assassination of General Soleimani
FNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi said Iran will file a complaint at international courts against US President Donald Trump…
Syria awards top medal of honor to martyr Soleimani
Tasnim – Senior Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, who was recently assassinated in a US strike, was posthumously awarded Syria’s top…
US withdrawal from region should be top priority: Shamkhani
MNA – Stating that the West Asian region will not achieve stability, peace, and security until US terrorist forces are present in…
Juan Williams: Trump replays past mistakes in Iranian crisis
The Hill | Juan Williams: I’ve seen this movie before — and so have you. A Republican administration makes vague claims of…
Hezbollah: It’s time for Iran’s allies to start working to avenge Soleimani
Reuters – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday it was time for Iran’s allies to begin working to retaliate for the killing of…
Pentagon chief says no specific evidence Iran was plotting to attack four US embassies
Reuters – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was…
Canadian CEO says the United States shares blame for Iran plane crash
CNN Business – The CEO of a Canadian company affected by last week’s plane crash near Tehran has lashed out against the…
We must all cooperate to ease tensions in region
President.ir – President stressed that Iran is willing to have close relations with all regional countries, adding, “We believe that division in…
President Rouhani signs law blacklisting Pentagon, subsidiaries
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani has signed an amended law that expands Iran’s designation of American terrorist organizations to include the Pentagon…
Nasrallah says Iran missile strikes showed all US bases in West Asia within range
Press TV – Iran’s precision missile strikes at US military bases in Iraq sent the message that all American targets in West…
Nasrallah vows to take Gen. Soleimani’s revenge: Sheikh Naim Qassem
MNA – The Deputy of Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sheikh Naim Qassem said that the Martyr commander of the…
Al-Nujaba sec. gen. vows to take Gen. Soleimani’s revenge
MNA – Secretary General of Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement Al-Nujaba Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi said that resistance movement will take revenge on perpetrators…
Londoners hold ‘No war on Iran’ rallies amid tensions in region
Press TV – Anti-war protesters march through central London to call for “de-escalation in the Middle East” following the US assassination of…
Soleimani assassination act of international terrorism: Chomsky
Press TV – Renowned American scholar and political activist Noam Chomsky says the United States’ recent assassination of Iran’s senior commander Lieutenant…
There’s a chance for change in the Middle East and Britain has a role to play
The Guardian | Alistair Burt: The UK should use its diplomatic reach to help promote a rare opportunity for improvement in US-Iran…
Iran apologized, but Trump & other US presidents will never say sorry for what they’ve done to Middle East
RT | Finian Cunningham: Commendably, Iran has apologized for shooting down the passenger jet and killing all 176 people on board. It…
Donald Trump’s Iran problem
The Newyorker | Robin Wright: The killing of General Qassem Suleimani has undermined the Trump Administration’s top goals in the Islamic Republic. On…
First video from US base describes alarm, massive impact
Press TV – CNN has taken the first tour of the American Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which was hit by…
Airport informants, overhead drones: How the US assassinates General Soleimani
NBC News | Ken Dilanian and Courtney Kube: The Americans were waiting for him. Armed with a tip from informants at the…
Key moments in US and Iran’s tortured history
CBS News | Margaret Brennan: The U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last week is not the first event…
2nd assassination attempt by US creates more tension with Iran
Wtop.com | J.J. Green: Hours before Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed at Baghdad’s airport on Jan. 3, another Iranian military official…
Donald Trump is currently a bigger headache for Europe than Iran
CNN | Luke McGee: This week’s escalation in tensions between Iran and the US has exposed an uncomfortable reality for many of…
The sociology of reactions to Gen. Soleimani’s assassination
The Wall Street Journal – The most interesting thing about the letters on the conflict with Iran (“Next Steps for U.S. After…
Swiss back channel helped defuse US-Iran crisis
The Wall Street Journal | Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson and Benoit Faucon: Hours after a U.S. strike killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem…
How strong is Iran’s military?
The Guardian | Emma Graham-Harrison: Country has shaped an ‘axis of resistance’ with proxy forces and influence in Middle East There has been…
Iran’s response to the US may happen slowly and that’s more concerning
CNN | Nick Paton Walsh: As the dust settles, part of Iran’s response to the killing of its top general by the…
Trump’s threat to Iran’s antiquities sets off global uproar
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: Iran ranks 10th globally on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of world heritage…