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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with army's air force and air defense staff, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
February 18, 2020, 5:33 pm
Iran supreme leader says voting is a ‘religious duty’
Participation in Friday’s general election necessary to combat enemies’ ‘propaganda,’ Khamenei tells Iranians in televised address
By AFP and TOI staff
In this Feb. 1, 2020 photo, a poster of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is on display with Arabic that reads, 'Peace, father of Iraq,' in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
February 18, 2020, 9:15 am
Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
The question of succession after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani gains added importance for an Iraq deeply embroiled in US-Iranian tensions and gripped by anti-government protests
By QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA and MARIAM FAM
A statue of slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, unveiled February 15, 2020 in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras. (Screenshot: Twitter)
February 16, 2020, 9:37 am
Giant Soleimani statue unveiled by Hezbollah in Lebanon near Israel border
Figure of Iranian commander, killed last month in US strike, points toward Israel as encouragement for terror group’s members to attack Jewish state
By TOI staff
In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a forum titled "Common Security in the Islamic World" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
February 15, 2020, 3:07 pm
Iranian FM: Trump, led by novice advisers, brought region close to war
Zarif claims ‘cowardly’ killing of Soleimani backfired, served as ‘the beginning of the end of the US in the region’; says Pompeo sent Tehran ‘inappropriate,’ threatening letter
By TOI staff and Agencies
Protesters burn a US flag during a demonstration against the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
From the WebFebruary 14, 2020, 4:14 pm
Months of US and Iranian miscalculations almost led to war
New York Times describes how Tehran became emboldened as US-led alliance, including Gulf Arabs and Israel, began to unravel amid fears Trump was not prepared to counter violence
By Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi
Qassem Soleimani is seen moments before his killing in a US drone strike in an Iranian animated video (Courtesy MEMRI)
February 14, 2020, 2:46 pm
Iran animation shows killing of Soleimani, Tehran’s ‘harsh revenge’ on US base
Clip depicts final moments of general slain in US drone strike, mass protests that followed and the eventual missile strike that targeted American troops in Iraq
By TOI staff
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square. in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
February 14, 2020, 2:31 am
UAE reportedly held talks with Iran behind Washington’s back in September
Secret meeting was part of Emirati effort to cool regional tensions amid escalating Middle East violence, alarmed American officials, according to NY Times report
By TOI staff and Agencies
Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami speaks at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense museum, during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are US and other drones captured in its territory, on September 21, 2019. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
February 13, 2020, 10:01 pm
Iran Guards commander threatens to hit Israel, US if ‘slightest error’ made
Threat comes in response to Times of Israel report Defense Minister Bennett said US agreed to counter Iran in Iraq, while Israel fights it in Syria
By TOI staff
Hezbollah fighters stand in formation at a rally to mark Jerusalem day or Al-Quds day, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
February 12, 2020, 9:46 pm
Hezbollah coordinating Iraqi Shiite militias post-Soleimani killing — report
Reuters says Lebanon-based Iranian proxy is helping to fill the void left by US assassination of one of Tehran’s most important generals
By TOI staff and AP
Former chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Mohsen Rezaei. (photo credit: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 11, 2020, 6:43 am
Top Iranian official: We’re looking for a pretext to raze Tel Aviv to the ground
Former leader of Revolutionary Guards also says Tehran has ‘precise information’ on all US military and civilian activity in the region, from ships to individual soldiers
By TOI staff
A picture taken on January 13, 2020 during a press tour shows a view of the damage at Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. following an Iranian missile attack (Ayman HENNA / AFP)
February 11, 2020, 2:28 am
Pentagon now says 109 troops suffer brain injuries from Iran strike
Military reports sharp rise in number treated after missile strike with some symptoms delayed, 76 of the service members have returned to duty
By Lolita C. Baldor
Iran's Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi listens to a question during a joint news conference with European Union Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
February 10, 2020, 6:58 pm
Iran: US killing of top general Soleimani weakens fight against Islamic State
In warning to Washington, Tehran’s nuclear chief says Islamic Republic ‘will never hesitate to strike back when necessary’
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, a worker operates valves in Nihran Bin Omar field north of Basra, Iraq (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)
February 10, 2020, 3:51 pm
Iraqi officials: US will grant sanctions waiver to allow Iran oil, gas imports
Iraq remains highly dependent on Iranian natural gas to meet electricity demands, the lack of which has led to destabilizing protests in the past; no comment from US officials
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and SAMYA KULLAB
A burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, in which Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed January 3, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)
From the WebFebruary 7, 2020, 9:46 pm
Doubts raised about source of attack that nearly sparked US-Iran war
New York Times reports that Iraqi military and intelligence officials have raised questions about who fired the Dec. 27 rockets that started a dangerous spiral of events
By Alissa J. Rubin
Gen. Frank McKenzie, center front, the top US commander for the Middle East, walks as he visits a military outpost in Syria, on January 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)
February 4, 2020, 7:33 pm
US general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations
Frank McKenzie meets with Iraqi leaders amid calls for American troops to be expelled from country following strike on Iran’s Soleimani, militia commander
By Lolita C. Baldor
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