Pompeo said he’s had some 50 phone calls with Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders in Iraq since Soleimani's killing and suggested the public outcry from the country’s senior leadership wasn’t genuine.
The fact that no Americans were killed in the missile attacks will do little to quench the bloodlust of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei over Gen Soleimani's assassination.
Iran fired at the al-Asad and Erbil US air bases in Iraq, escalating an already tense situation that began last week after Iranian Gen Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility. Pentagon says attack launched from Iran & targeted a base in western Iraq & another facility in Erbil.
Iraq's move comes in response to the killing of Maj Gen Soleimani, the head of its elite al Quds force and architect of the region's security apparatus, in a US drone attack last week.
US airstrikes on an Iranian proxy Sunday claimed the lives of 25 fighters. The assault came at a tense time and held the potential for escalation between US and Iran.
Since all non-NDA Opposition parties seem united in demanding a cancellation of Bihar’s SIR, it’s safe to assume they fear their own vote bank stands to lose the most.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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