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Iran army says US lacks ‘courage’ for conflict after Trump threat

3:15 pm January 5, 2020

Tehran : Iran’s army chief said on Sunday that Washington lacked the “courage” to initiate a conflict after US President Donald Trump threatened to hit dozens of targets inside the Islamic republic. “I doubt they have the courage to initiate” a conflict in which the Americans threatened to strike 52 targets, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi […]

US long watched Soleimani, but feared risks of a strike

US says decision to kill Iran’s Gen Soleimani was designed to prevent further bloodshed

2:04 pm January 4, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards commander General Qasem Soleimani was designed to prevent further bloodshed and was defensive in nature, his National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has said. O’Brien alleged that Soleimani, who was travelling around the Middle East, had just come to Iraq from Damascus where he […]

North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

3:17 pm December 29, 2019

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. The ruling Workers’ Party meeting is a focus of keen attention as some observers predict […]

Trumps wish Americans ‘Merry Christmas’ as they mark holiday

12:57 am December 26, 2019

Palm Beach: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are wishing Americans a Merry Christmas as they celebrate the holiday with their family in Florida. The president and I want to wish each and every American a very merry Christmas,” the first lady said in a video message recorded at the White House and […]

Trump says North Korea may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’

12:56 pm December 25, 2019

Palm Beach (US): President Donald Trump has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch. The president was asked what he will do if North Korea does conduct a long-range missile test. The North […]