Pentagon officials believe that the more than a dozen missiles launched at two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces Tuesday night were designed to kill Americans, but the Iranian efforts were thwarted by the military's Early Warning Systems, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Wednesday.
Pentagon officials believe that the more than a dozen missiles launched at two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces Tuesday night were designed to kill Americans, but the Iranian efforts were thwarted by the military's Early Warning Systems, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Wednesday.
Created: 01/09/2020
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The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from the main international airport in Iran on Wednesday was apparently shot down by mistake by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, joining a grim list of doomed flights during times of conflict.
The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from the main international airport in Iran on Wednesday was apparently shot down by mistake by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, joining a grim list of doomed flights during times of conflict.
Created: 01/09/2020
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An Iraqi Shia cleric and politician who blasted President Trump this week said "the crisis is over" following Iranian airstrikes against U.S. troops in Iraq, a sign that Iran-backed forces are looking to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran.
An Iraqi Shia cleric and politician who blasted President Trump this week said "the crisis is over" following Iranian airstrikes against U.S. troops in Iraq, a sign that Iran-backed forces are looking to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Created: 01/09/2020
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Iranian investigators have reported that a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran's international airport, killing all 176 on board early Wednesday, never radioed for help.
Iranian investigators have reported that a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran's international airport, killing all 176 on board early Wednesday, never radioed for help.
Created: 01/09/2020
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The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran's international airport Wednesday was shot down by mistake by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Pentagon officials told Fox News.
The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran's international airport Wednesday was shot down by mistake by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Pentagon officials told Fox News.
Created: 01/09/2020
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The U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani on January 3, 2020 -- and the Iranian airstrikes against American bases in Iraq that followed -- are just the latest flare-ups between two nations that have had tense relations over the past few decades.
The U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani on January 3, 2020 -- and the Iranian airstrikes against American bases in Iraq that followed -- are just the latest flare-ups between two nations that have had tense relations over the past few decades.
Created: 01/09/2020
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Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee declared in a heated press conference Wednesday afternoon that national security officials had just delivered the "worst military briefing" he had ever seen on Capitol Hill, even claiming that one official had warned during the "lame" and "insane" meeting that Congress shouldn't debate whether additional military action against Iran would be appropriate.
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee declared in a heated press conference Wednesday afternoon that national security officials had just delivered the "worst military briefing" he had ever seen on Capitol Hill, even claiming that one official had warned during the "lame" and "insane" meeting that Congress shouldn't debate whether additional military action against Iran would be appropriate.
Created: 01/09/2020
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