Trump under fire for threat to Iranian cultural sites
(UTV|WHITE HOUSE) – US President Donald Trump has faced growing criticism over his threats to attack Iran’s cultural sites. Mr Trump made the threats amid...
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Soleimani: Stampede kills at least 35 mourners at commander’s burial
(UTV|TEHRAN) – At least 35 people have been killed in a stampede as Iranians flocked to the burial of a top commander killed in a...
Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter confusion
(UTV|TEHRAN) – US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has denied US troops are pulling out of Iraq, after a letter from a US general there suggested...
Iran ’offers $80mn bounty for Trump’s head’
(UTV|TEHRAN) – Iranian authorities have put an $80million bounty on American President Donald Trump’s head during the televised funeral of General Qasem Soleimani after he...
Libya conflict: Turkey sends troops to shore up UN-backed government
(UTV|TRIPOLI) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said troops have begun moving into Libya after parliament approved the move last week. He said their mission was...
Soleimani: Huge crowds pack Tehran for commander’s funeral
(UTV|IRAN) – Mourners packed the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran for the funeral of the slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was assassinated...
US ’targeting’ 52 Iranian sites if Tehran attacks
(UTV|TEHRAN) – President Trump has warned the US is “targeting” 52 Iranian sites and will strike “very fast and very hard” if Tehran attacks Americans...
Qasem Soleimani: Mourners gather in Baghdad for funeral procession
(UTV|BAGHDAD) – A huge crowd in Iraq’s capital Baghdad is taking part in a funeral procession for the Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, who was...
US embassy attack: Protesters withdraw after standoff in Iraq
(UTV|BAGHDAD) – Protesters who have been demonstrating outside the US embassy in Iraq for a second day have withdrawn from the area after a tense...
Benjamin Netanyahu asks for immunity from prosecution
(UTV|TEL AVIV) – The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has decided to seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution over corruption charges. The move would likely delay...