Major Airstrikes Rock Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Near Baghdad, Casualties Reported
update: Moments ago US Central Command denied that the United States was involved in the reported airstrikes on Iraqi paramilitary positions south of Baghdad. New: @CENTCOM isn’t aware of **any** strikes tonight in #Iraq per @Reuters. https://t.co/CbeMDYCDlf — Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) January 19, 2021 * * * In what could be the start of a last-minute…
Trump Tweets Surprise Threat To Iran After Latest Attack On Baghdad Embassy
President Trump in a surprise late Wednesday tweet has directly blamed Iran for the Sunday rocket attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, which according to prior reports involved eight ground-fired rockets targeting the compound. It comes as the USS Georgia nuclear submarine is currently deployed to the Strait of Hormuz in very open signaling…