Published 13:40 IST, January 4th 2020
Donald Trump brags about contribution to Iraq, says US paid 'billions of dollars'
US President Donald Trump boasted about Washington’s huge monetary contribution to Iraq after Iran’s elite Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani was killed.
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After killing of Iran’s elite Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, US President Donald Trump boasted about Washington’s huge monetary contribution to Iraq. Trump took to Twitter to brag that United States paid Iraq “billions of dollars” for many years apart from or things it did for Middle Eastern nation.
Trump also said that Iran has gained control of Iraq in past 15 years but people of Iraq are t happy with ir domination. He claimed that Iraqi people do t want to be controlled by Iran but ded that it is ultimately ir choice.
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Death of top military leer
On January 3, United States anunced that it killed Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike at Baghd’s international airport. two countries have been at loggerhes for a long time, but Washington’s withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran followed by crippling sanctions did help to pacify tension.
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recent attack by Iran-back militia killed several services members including an American contractor, to which United States retaliated with airstrikes killing 25 fighters of Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataeb Hezbollah. It led to outr among pro-Iran voices and protesters entered high-security US embassy in Baghd and vandalised building. US President Donald Trump reacted sharply to incident and threatened Iran that y will pay a “big price”.
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In Iran, re has been an outpouring of grief over death of Soleimani, who was pivotal to Iran’s covert operations in Middle East. Iran’s Supreme Leer vowed to exact “severe revenge for criminals who bloodied ir foul hands with his blood”. escalation has led to a surge in fuel prices and experts suggested that Middle East will be bracing tougher days ahe.
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13:40 IST, January 4th 2020