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- ‘Enemy can’t ask us to leave, they must leave’: Iran calls for US to withdraw from the region
Tehran has brushed off US calls to pull its forces out of Middle East countries, saying that it is the ‘enemy’ Washington who should go back home. It comes as Iran marks 40 years since the Islamic Revolution.Feb 11, 2019 13:23World News - Trump vows to defeat all of ISIS ‘next week’… but generals say the fight isn’t overUS Middle East policy is becoming increasingly confusing, as Donald Trump assured his coalition allies that “100 percent” of Islamic State will be defeated “next week.” However, the military has warned it remains a real danger.Feb 7, 2019 07:57USA News
- US support of ‘dictators, butchers & extremists’ ruined Middle East – Iranian FM on Trump’s SOTU“Dictators, butchers and extremists” backed by the US are leaving the Middle East in ruins, Iran’s foreign minister said, after Donald Trump labeled his country “the world’s leading sponsor of terror” and a “corrupt dictatorship.”Feb 6, 2019 06:15World News
- US wants to keep troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’ – TrumpUS President Donald Trump says he wants to keep a military presence in Iraq to “watch” Iran, as well as all over the “troubled Middle East.” He also confirmed the desire to retain an “intelligence” presence in Afghanistan.Feb 3, 2019 13:59World News
- Max Boot goes full 'White Man's Burden' in WaPo op-ed, sparking mass jaw-droppingNeocon pundit Max Boot defended the unwinnable US “forever wars” in the Middle East in an op-ed comparing them to the slow-motion slaughter of Native Americans at the hands of settlers suffused with Manifest Destiny.Jan 31, 2019 03:04USA News
- Tehran summons Polish diplomat over ‘desperate anti-Iran’ summit in WarsawIran’s Foreign Ministry summoned a senior Polish diplomat on Sunday to protest against a global Middle East summit in Warsaw, which will seemingly tackle Tehran in line with American policy.Jan 13, 2019 17:08World News
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