President Trump last week dismissed the symptoms as “headaches.”
For the second time in a week, shelling targeted the American Embassy in Baghdad. The Iraqi government promised a strong response.
Security forces took back bridges and squares in Baghdad and Basra after the prominent Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, said he would no longer intervene on protesters’ behalf.
A Pentagon spokesman said that eight of the affected service members returned to the United States from an American military hospital in Germany.
A national march against the presence of United States forces, organized by a populist Shiite cleric and armed groups with ties to Iran, drew a crowd estimated at 200,000 to 250,000.
The deputy commander of the American-led operation in Iraq said the Pentagon was putting service members through medical examinations to see if they had traumatic brain injuries.
The servicemembers were treated for concussion symptoms after Iranian missiles hit air bases in Iraq last week. President Trump had said that “no Americans were harmed.”
The service members showed symptoms of concussions after Iranian missiles hit air bases in Iraq last week. President Trump had said that “no Americans were harmed.”
The decision to restart military operations in Iraq came less than two weeks after Iraq’s Parliament voted to expel all American forces from Iraq.
Pentagon leaders have repeated a tall tale about artillery that was used against Iraqi troops during Desert Storm. For the Army, the fiction began right at the very top.
He lacks a clear moral or strategic framework.
The jihadists are poised for a comeback.
United States military personnel recount what it was like when Iranian missiles hit their base last week.
The military said the passenger jet had been brought down by a “disastrous mistake” after it made a turn that took it near a sensitive base.
The military said the passenger jet had been misidentified as a cruise missile flying over Tehran.
After U.S. airstrikes killed an Iranian leader, Iraq’s Parliament voted to expel American forces. Some Iraqi officials say that would be disastrous for Iraq.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to send a delegation to Baghdad to prepare for the withdrawal of American troops.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to send a delegation to Baghdad to prepare for the withdrawal of American troops.
Drones, militantes y hackers: el país tiene una variedad de opciones sigilosas y más efectivas si las hostilidades se intensifican.
In the documentaries “Peshmerga” and “The Battle of Mosul,” Bernard-Henri Lévy offers a portrait of the fighters trying to repel the Islamic State.
The president’s unsubstantiated account comes as lawmakers seek details about why he authorized the killing of Iran’s most important general.
The president’s unsubstantiated account comes as lawmakers seek details about why he authorized the killing of Iran’s most important general.
And could America really ditch the two-party system?
Technology is turning war into an outdated, ineffective means of resolving conflict. Here’s a crazy idea: Let’s avoid war.
In a call on Wednesday night hosted by left-leaning groups, the two presidential candidates denounced President Trump’s role in the crisis, even as the threat of open conflict appeared to subside.
Intelligence that foreshadowed the Iranian attack set off a tense, often confusing afternoon in the White House Situation Room.
Drones, militants and hackers: Iran has an array of stealthier and more effective options if hostilities escalate.
Let’s tally up the results of his efforts with Iran.
But that doesn’t mean we should expect peace.
What war does — and doesn’t — look like.
Initial assessments indicate that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes, so President Trump may not feel the pressure to punch back.
Initial assessments indicate that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes, so President Trump may not feel the pressure to punch back.
The morning after Iranian missiles fell on bases housing American troops in Iraq, the president will discuss what comes next in the confrontation with Tehran.
A day after Iranian missiles fell on bases housing American troops in Iraq, the president said that no Americans were harmed and that Iran now “appears to be standing down.”
Iran said its bombings in Iraq had “concluded proportionate measures” against the United States, but officials around the region said that did not mean it was done maneuvering.
Stocks rallied, and oil fell, after it became clear that Iran and the United States were backing away from further confrontation.
Iran launched missile attacks on two military bases in Iraq where American and Iraqi forces are stationed, in retaliation for the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in a U.S. airstrike. American and Iraqi officials said there were no casualties.
The Pentagon said Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at the Asad and Erbil bases in Iraq, where American troops are stationed.
Conflicting statements, crossed signals and mixed messages have left the president and his top officials scrambling to explain his mission and goals after the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
Administration officials argue that General Suleimani was plotting imminent attacks, but Democrats said that the intelligence they have seen was too vague.
Administration officials argue that the general was plotting imminent attacks, but Democrats said that the intelligence they have seen was too vague.
Después del ataque a un general iraní, el presidente estadounidense está ante un momento determinante que demostrará si sus críticos estaban en lo correcto o si se equivocaron al juzgarlo como un mandatario impulsivo.
The alliance, which has been training Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State, said that it would begin removing some troops after the United States killed the Iranian general Qassim Suleimani.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is struggling to manage the widening fallout from the drone strike on Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
The attack illustrates America’s lack of a clear grand strategy — and why we need one immediately.
Neoconservatives have long urged action against Iran, just as they once did about Iraq. Now, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani is dead.
In a departure from Iran’s usual tactics of hiding behind proxies, the country’s supreme leader wants any retaliation for the killing of a top military commander to be carried out openly by Iranian forces.
A letter saying that the U.S. was “repositioning forces” for “movement out of Iraq” produced headlines around the world that a withdrawal had begun.
Democrats want to block President Trump from unilaterally starting a war with Iran and have turned to a mostly untested law.
The Pentagon has directed about 4,500 troops to the region atop the roughly 50,000 already there as tensions rise with Iran. They are reinforcing their outposts, bases and airfields.
Britain’s prime minister cannot risk criticizing the American president, whose support he needs for trade negotiations after Brexit. But he could be exposed if Iran opens a serious trans-Atlantic rift.
¿Quién era el general iraní asesinado el 3 de enero? Como figura clave en los esfuerzos expansionistas de su país, su muerte podría instaurar un nuevo capítulo de tensiones geopolíticas en la región.
We piece together events leading up to the killing of one of the most powerful operatives in the Middle East, a strike that has been called an act of war.
We piece together events leading up to the killing of one of the most powerful operatives in the Middle East, a strike that has been called an act of war.
The outpouring of grief for Qassim Suleimani is the country’s first act of retaliation.
The president and his allies dismiss the criticism about his Iran actions as partisan blowback from political adversaries too timid to take strong action against foreign enemies.
For three years, President Trump’s winter visits to Mar-a-Lago, his private club, have allowed him time to combine his personal and presidential business. But the juxtaposition this year was something quite different.
The administration has sacrificed a crucial relationship with Iraq at the altar of a dangerous policy on Iran.
Some American partners in the region are celebrating the demise of a powerful Iranian adversary but believe it is wisest to do so discreetly.
Many in Iraq considered America’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian commander, in Baghdad as an assault on its sovereignty.
Iran said it would essentially abandon its obligations under a land mark nuclear deal, and the Iraqi Parliament voted to expel American troops.
American forces in Iraq and Syria will now focus on protecting themselves.
The consequences of America’s targeted killing of a senior Iranian commander are mounting.
While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack.
The American assassination of a top Iranian commander may make it impossible for American forces to stay in Iraq. That could ease an ISIS comeback.
Some 3,500 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are bound for the Middle East, spelling uncertainty for families and a community where the base is its backbone.
The death of Qassim Suleimani strengthened the hand of hard-liners, experts say, and undermined those who have tried to normalize relations with the West.
People took to the streets in Baghdad and Tehran to bemoan the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq. Iranian leaders swore revenge, and President Trump defended his actions.
U.S. officials have justified the assassination as retribution for the general’s actions and as deterrence of future American deaths. The big strategic implications can get lost, though.
Tens of thousands mourned the killing of a major Iraqi official and a top Iranian general by a U.S. drone strike, as the Middle East braced for Iran’s response.
Mike Pompeo said it showed Iraqis celebrating the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. Witnesses said Mr. Pompeo’s comments were inaccurate.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iraqis were celebrating the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, but witnesses said that was not the whole story.
The assassination of Qassim Suleimani, one of Iran’s top military commanders, rocks the Middle East. Is President Trump ready?
Now the United States must establish a balance of hope and fear in the Middle East.
The killing of General Suleimani, intended as a shot against Iran, could accelerate an Iranian objective: pushing the United States military out of Iraq.
The killing of General Suleimani, intended as a shot against Iran, could accelerate an Iranian objective: pushing the United States military out of Iraq.
All but forced to retaliate, Iran will likely aim for limited counterattacks that damage the United States but don’t lead to all-out war. Miscalculation could mean things spiral out of control.
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a lifelong ally of Iran, was the Iraqi deputy commander of the group overseeing militias, and long at odds with the United States.
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a lifelong ally of Iran, was the Iraqi deputy commander of the group overseeing militias, and long at odds with the United States.
He was an important figure. But the Islamic Republic won’t lose influence in the region.
The killing of the powerful general in Baghdad could have drastic consequences around the world.
The killing of the powerful general in Baghdad could have drastic consequences around the world.
Oil prices surged and the stock market fell after President Trump ordered the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in Baghdad.
Revenge is not a strategy.
Revenge is not a strategy.
The goal was to prove American resolve in the face of Iranian attacks. Now, American officials have no doubt the Iranians will respond — but they don’t know how quickly, or how furiously.
In ordering the drone strike that killed Iran’s top security commander, Mr. Trump challenged predictions it could lead to a wider war in the Middle East.
The commander helped direct wars in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, and he became the face of Iran’s efforts to build a regional axis of Shiite power.
The commander helped direct wars in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, and he became the face of Iran’s efforts to build a regional bloc of Shiite power.
Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, who led the powerful Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, was killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad on Friday.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised retaliation. The U.S. moved to send more troops to the Middle East. And a deluge of threats on social media.
The assassination of Qassim Suleimani is a seismic event in the Middle East.
Analysts warned that the airstrike on an Iranian commander raised the prospect of volatility in Iran and Iraq, two major oil producers.
Here’s how the situation developed over the last eight days.
Mixed reaction to the news that Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani died in a targeted strike by the United States at Baghdad International Airport.
The general was seen by some as a potential future leader of Iran.
The hard-line military leader was seen by some as a potential future leader of Iran.
The death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani was reported in Iraqi and Lebanese official media.
Suleimani was planning attacks on Americans across the region, leading to an airstrike in Baghdad, the Pentagon statement said. Iran’s supreme leader called for vengeance.
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, who issued the warning after an American contractor was killed by an Iranian-supported militia, said, “The game has changed.”
A meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine would have been the first for a top Trump official since the impeachment inquiry began.
Retaliation against an Iran-backed militia set off anti-American protests that could strengthen Iran’s hand.
Iran’s ability to deploy militias to attack the American Embassy, with Iraqi support, made clear how much power it wields in Iraq.
After months of turmoil in Iraq, U.S. airstrikes against a pro-Iranian militia drew a backlash.
The president monitored a Middle East crisis from his golf club, threatened Iran and implored reporters to be “honorable” in 2020.
Administration officials say they are restoring “deterrence” against Iran, but the president’s reluctance to use force in the Middle East may be creating an opening for Tehran.
Protesters attacked the United States Embassy in Baghdad in response to American airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq. Many of the demonstrators were members of that militia and others.
Dia al-Azzawi, a Baghdad-born artist, weaves antiquity, poetry and messages of resistance at MoMA PS1.
President Trump blamed Iran after demonstrators breached the compound’s outer wall. Tensions are high after American airstrikes killed members of an Iran-backed militia.
Iraqi leaders say the United States violated Iraqi sovereignty with attacks that killed 24 people in retaliation for the death of an American contractor.