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US-Iran tensions: A timeline of incidents between two longtime rivals
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.

01/09/2020

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DNC spokeswoman on Iran tensions: Americans are 'scared' by Trump and want a president with 'even hand'
As foreign policy takes center stage on the campaign trail after escalating tensions with Iran, DNC Communications Director Xochitl Hinojosa argued on Wednesday that the 2020 Democratic hopefuls are delivering better ideas than President Trump.

01/08/2020

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UN's Antonio Guterres: Geopolitical tensions 'at their highest level this century'
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that global political tensions “at their highest level this century” are escalating and “leading more and more countries to take unpredicted decisions with unpredictable consequences and a profound risk of miscalculation.”

01/07/2020

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Germany, UK, others begin moving troops out of Baghdad, Iraq amid tensions following death of Soleimani
Germany and several other European nations on Tuesday began moving troops out of Baghdad, with some leaving Iraq entirely, amid soaring tensions in the region after an American drone attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week.

01/07/2020

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Putin meets with Assad in Syria amid growing tensions between Syrian ally Iran and US
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Syria on Tuesday to meet with President Bashar al-Assad amid escalating tensions between Iran, a key Syrian ally, and the U.S. after the killing of a top Iranian general in an American airstrike.

01/07/2020

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