US-Iran tension

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper leaves after a press briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, December 20, 2019. Reuters/Yuri Gripas
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Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump threat

Targeting cultural sites with military action is considered a war crime under international law, including a UN Security Council resolution supported by the Trump administration in 2017 and the...

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US denies Iran's Zarif a visa to attend UN Security Council meeting

Iranian people attend a funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 6, 2020/ WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
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Trump Is Playing With Fire in the Middle East

Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon, January 5, 2020/ Reuters
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Soleimani Killing Leaves Trump’s Mideast Strategy in Tatters

An investor looks at a stock quotation board at a brokerage office in Beijing, China January 3, 2020. Photo :Reuters
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Gold, oil soar, shares slip amid US-Iran tension