Martyrdom of Lt. Gen. Soleimani led to global movement against Arrogance: Rezaie
MNA – The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that the goal of the US in the region is to…
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Iraq will be turned into new Vietnam for US troops if they don’t leave: senior journalist
Tehran Times | Mohammad Jafari: Millions of Iraqi people, who gathered in Baghdad on Friday, urged the U.S. troops to leave their…
US must leave region: Iran UN envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi highlighted Middle Eastern nations’ dissatisfaction with the US military presence and…
De-escalation viable only after US withdrawal from region: Hatami
MNA – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami told his Japanese counterpart Tarō Kōno that tensions in the region will be resolved once…
Rouhani: Ultimate revenge is to end US presence in region
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani says ending the United States’ presence in the region will be the “ultimate revenge” to be…
Gen. Soleimani’s assassination to cause US withdrawal from region: Zarif
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US’ grave mistake in assassinating Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the…
US troops deployed to Middle East after Baghdad embassy siege
The Guardian | Julian Borger: Up to 3,000 soldiers to be sent in as pro-Iran militants leave US embassy in Iraqi capital…
Iran Navy chief: US must leave region
Tasnim – There is no place for American forces in the region anymore, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said. “Today,…
US must responsibly beware lives of its troops, IRGC warns
Press TV – The United States must act responsibly to protect the lives of its soldiers in the region, says a top…
US to ask NATO to pay more to protect Saudi Arabia from Iran
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR: Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he will urge allies later this week to contribute more…
US troops leaving Syria will move to Iraq: Pentagon
Press TV – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says all of the American troops pulling out of northeastern Syria will move to…
Middle East to be safer without US
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, has penned an article in Persian about the adverse…
Zarif terms presence of US in region a “failed experience”
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif believes that regional problems will be resolved only through the states in the region, not…
Trump orders troops and weapons to Saudi Arabia in message of deterrence to Iran
The New York Times – The United States is sending about 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in the latest military response…
Iran calls on Turkey to show restraint, says US forces should leave region: IRNA
Reuters – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Turkey to show restraint and avoid military action in Northern Syria, and said U.S.…
US sending troops to Middle East to push Iran towards compromise – expert
TASS – In case of an armed confrontation, in his words, Iran can incur serious damage to the United States’ Middle East…
United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the…
US to send about 500 troops to Saudi Arabia: Report
Tasnim – The United States is sending hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia, two Defense Department officials said. The roughly 500 troops…
A US war with Iran looms. Don’t for one second think that it is justified
The Guardian | Owen Jones: We know how the story goes. The decision for war is made long in advance. That becomes…
The Iran crisis was created in Washington. The US must be talked down
The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: In Washington, at times of stress, international crises play out in black and white. As in a…
Russia warns US on sending troops to ME
MNA – Russia told the United States on Tuesday that it should drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops…
US sending 1,000 more troops to Mideast for ‘defensive purposes’ amid tensions with Iran
Press TV – The United States has approved deployment of some 1,000 more soldiers to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with…
What’s made US retreat from anti-Iranian escalation?
Alwaght – A couple of days after the Western media started their speculations about possible US deployment of the troops to West…
Iran could block Strait of Hormuz if US deploys troops: Iraq oil minister
Rudaw – US troop deployments to the Middle East could provoke Iran to blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz, causing chaos for…
US braces for war with Iran as Trump sides with military advisers – Analysts
Sputnik – President Donald Trump’s decision to send 1,500 more troops to the Middle East appears to be the first step of…
Recent US anti-Iran claims extremely dangerous: Zarif
IRNA – Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that recent US claims against the Islamic Republic of Iran are…
Russia could take new US troop deployment to UN security council – lawmaker
Reuters – Russia could raise the topic of a new U.S. troop deployment in the Middle East at the U.N. Security Council,…
Pentagon mulling military request to send 5,000 troops to Middle East: officials
Reuters – The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle…
Trump denies US plan to send 120,000 troops to counter Iran
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has rejected a New York Times report that American officials are preparing a military plan…
Pentagon plans to send 120,000 troops to Middle East to counteract Iran – Report
Sputnik – Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan last Thursday reportedly presented an updated military plan at a meeting of President Trump’s top…
Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terror group could jeopardize US troops
NBC News | F. Brinley Bruton and Ali Arouzi: The White House was looking to shake things up when it designated Iran’s…
Israel ‘one reason’ for US troops to remain in region: Trump
Press TV – President Donald Trump says US military forces will stay in the Middle East to ensure the security of its…
IRGC to view US troopers as ISIS terrorists anywhere in world: Commander
IFP – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said if the US is stupid enough to designate IRGC as a terrorist…
Duterte threatens to cancel US troops visiting deal
Press TV- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says “bye-bye America” while threatening to halt an agreement with Washington over US troops visiting his country.…
US troops will worsen Syria crisis: Iran
Iran warns that a US plan to deploy more troops to Syria will worsen the crisis as it pledges to continue support for…
Iran is set to reclaim its role as regional leader
Once US troops go home, Iran has the most battle-ready military force to offset regional challenges. Most commentary on the Islamic State…
Commander: Regional nations not to allow US military long-term presence
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian military commander slammed the presence of the US troops in the region under the pretext of…
Military power backs U.S. security commitments in Gulf: Hagel
(Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday the United States would maintain a wide array of military forces in…