A sprawling air base in western Iraq that hosted President Trump during his first visit to a combat zone as commander in chief was one of two military installations where American troops are stationed that came under ballistic missile attack by Iran early Wednesday. Al Asad Air Base, along with an air base near Erbil in northern Iraq, were targeted in retaliation for a drone strike by the United States on Friday that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Iranian rocket attack on U.S. forces based in Iraq has sent markets into turmoil and investors racing for safety. Here are analyst views on the market moves: What is said to be missiles are seen in the night sky, after Iran fired missiles on at least two Iraqi air bases hosting U.S.-led coalition forces, in this still image taken from a video shot at an unknown location on January 8, 2020. Iran Press/Handout via REUTERS ANTHONY…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the NATO summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday discussed “the tense situation regarding Iran and Iraq,” a German government spokesman said. “They also exchanged views on the current situation in Libya and the political efforts to resolve the conflict in that country. They agreed to remain…

Republican senators are the only people with the power to restrain the president. By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Jan. 4, 2020 Image Protesters in Seattle on Saturday after the airstrike on Friday that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani of Iran.Credit...David Ryder/Getty Images President Trump must doubt his administration’s own claims that it deterred Iranian…

The killing of General Suleimani, intended as a shot against Iran, could accelerate an Iranian objective: pushing the United States military out of Iraq. Foreign employees of oil companies leaving Iraq at the airport in Basra on Friday.Credit...Reuters BAGHDAD — American oil workers were fleeing Iraq on Friday, as fears grew of war between the United States and Iran. At sermons in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, worshipers chanted, “Death to America!” And in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad,…

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tensions between Iran and the United States are at their highest point since Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. Iran's clerical and military rulers have threatened revenge for an American air strike here at Baghdad airport on Friday that killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Quds Force and architect of its growing military influence in the Middle East. Here are some of Iran’s options: MILITARY POWER Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Soleimani's influence stretched across the Middle East The assassination of Qasem Soleimani has plunged Iran and the United States into their most serious confrontation since the hostage crisis in 1979. President Donald Trump's decision to kill Soleimani removes one of the most obdurate and effective enemies of the US, and delivers a blow to the heart of the Islamic republic of Iran. It is also a dangerous escalation in a region that was already tense…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Iran's missile capabilities are a key part of its military prowess Iran has vowed to retaliate after its most powerful military commander was killed by a US drone strike at Baghdad airport. "Severe revenge awaits" those behind the attack on General Qasem Soleimani, said Iran's Supreme Leader. So what do we know about Iran's military capabilities? How big is Iran's army? There are an estimated 523,000 active Iranian personnel in a range of military…