Trump says no US casualties in Iran attacks, signaling de-escalation

Jan 5

Iran says takes final step to drop commitments to nuke deal

Iran announced the fifth and final step to end its commitments to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, official IRNA news agency reported.

"In the fifth step of withdrawing from its commitments, the Islamic republic drops the last key restriction under the nuclear deal, namely 'restriction on the number of centrifuges'," IRNA cited the announcement by Iranian government as reading.

Jan 4

US prepares for Iran's retaliation following Soleimani killing

The United States is preparing itself for any possible retaliation from Iran after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander, a move that was concerned about by countries around the world and even questioned by some US lawmakers.

Jan 3

Iranian commander killed in US airstrike

The United States killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the nation's Quds Force, in an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq — an action that could sharply escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf region.

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