More than fifteen hours after an Iranian missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq, and no retaliation, President Donald Trump says Iran “appears to be standing down”.
As the danger of an immediate U.S. retaliation against Iran’s missile attack receded, world markets stabilized on Wednesday and oil prices pulled back from earlier gains.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi's spokesman said on Wednesday Iran had informed him about an imminent response to the U.S. killing of its top general.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned against speculation and unconfirmed theories on the crash of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 near Tehran which killed 177 people.
Turkey's foreign minister will visit Iraq on Thursday to try to ease tensions after Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led forces in response to the killing of a top Iranian commander, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, told Russian air carriers to avoid flights in the airspace of Iraq, Iran, the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.
A Ukrainian airplane carrying at least 170 people crashed Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, state TV reported. There was no immediate word on casualties.
An Iranian rocket attack on U.S. forces based in Iraq has sent markets into turmoil and investors racing for safety.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday on Iran's missile attacks on two Iraqi military bases
Democrats in the U.S. Congress and some of the party's presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against U.S. forces in Iraq.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) denies that it has prepared thirteen scenarios to avenge the death of the Qods Force Chief Commander, Qassem Soleimani.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended President Trump's decision to target Iran's General Soleimani on Friday and said the decision was "entirely legal".
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