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Soleimani was killed when his convoy was hit by a US drone strike near Baghdad airport on January 3.
Soleimani assassination
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Trump said any attack by Iran to avenge Soleimani’s killing will face a response ‘1,000 times greater in magnitude’.
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Ties between the neighbours have been turbulent since the US assassinated the Iranian commander in...
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Black boxes transported to Paris by aviation organisation officials and a judge, according to media...
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UN report finding US attack on Iranian general ‘unlawful’ has stoked debate over responsibility in the new ‘drone age’.
Claiming self-defence, President Trump ordered a drone attack on Iran’s General Soleimani in Baghdad in January.
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President Trump ordered the drone strike near Baghdad international airport in January claiming self-defence.
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From the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani to Iran’s arrest warrant for Trump, a list of key US-Iran events.
Iran seeks Interpol help to arrest US President Donald Trump and dozens of his aides over Qassem Soleimani killing.
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Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah armed group has been known to wage such attacks on US interests in the past.
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At least 10 wounded as barrage of Katyusha rockets hits Taji military base near Baghdad where US personnel are housed.
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The resolution now goes to President Donald Trump, who has threatened to veto the measure.
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US secretary of state set to appear for first time before a US House committee probing Trump’s justification for attack.
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Iranians head to the polls on Friday amid concerns over political tensions and economic struggles.