Baghdad International Airport

Recent Highlights

Gold futures soar Rs 857 Rs 40,969 per 10 gm as speculators move towards safe haven on rising tensions in Middle East

In blowback to Soleimani's death, Iran draws out of 2015 nuclear deal, says no limits on enrichment; Iraqi Parliament calls for expulsion of foreign troops

Donald Trump doubles down on threat to attack Iran's cultural sites, warns Iraq of levying punishing sanctions if US troops are expelled

Qassem Soleimani death: Amid escalating tensions over US embassy attack, Donald Trump opted for extreme measure of killing Iranian general

All Stories for Baghdad International Airport

All (13)

‘USA wants no more threats’: Donald Trump says Washington will target 52 Iranian sites if Tehran retaliates over Qassem Soleimani's death
• .
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic 'very fast and very hard' if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran's elite Quds Force
Twitterati makes #WWIII trend after US kills top Iranian commander Soleimani in airstrike on Baghdad international airport
Fp Staff • .
The killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US strike at Baghdad's international airport and Tehran's vow of revenge in response on Friday morning caused Twitterati, nervous about the possible outbreak of conflict between Washington and Tehran culminating in World War III, to do what they do best: post memes, pictures and videos on social media and get #WWIII trending.

US, Iran exchange military threats after killing of Qassem Soleimani; Democrats question timing of attack
• .
The United States and Iran exchanged escalating military threats on Friday as President Donald Trump warned that he was “prepared to take whatever action is necessary” if Iran threatened Americans and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed to exact vengeance for the killing on Trump’s order of Iran’s most valued general
Donald Trump says aim of killing Qassem Soleimani was to 'stop a war', not start one; sends 3,000 more troops to West Asia
• .
President Donald Trump said on Friday he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general “to stop a war,” not start one, but in the tense aftermath the Pentagon braced for retaliation by sending more troops to West Asia
Qassem Soleimani's assassination marks decisive moment in US-Iran confrontation, will have global repercussions
Praveen • .
The death of that one man marks a moment of decisive confrontation between the United States and Iran, with enormous consequences for the region, and the world beyond.

Brent crude jumps nearly $3 after US airstrike kills Iranian, Iraqi military personnel; raises concerns of disruption in oil supplies
• .
Brent, the international benchmark, LCOc1 hit an intraday high of $69.16 a barrel, its highest since 17 September, before easing to $68.21, up $1.96, or 3 percent, by 0618 GMT
Iran's Qassem Soleimani dead: Hard-liner top general stoked violence in Iraq, then mediated the conflict to stay indispensable
• .
In July 2018, after President Donald Trump warned Iran’s president not to threaten the United States, a rejoinder came not from the Iranian leader but from a shadowy military figure perhaps just as powerful.
Oil prices soar over 4% on reports of US killing top Iranian general; fuels fears of conflict in crude-rich region
• .
Oil prices surged on news of Soleimani’s death, with global benchmark Brent crude shooting 3.02 percent higher to $68.25 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude jumping 2.75 percent to $62.86 per barrel

Indians killed in Iraq: Mortal remains of 38 construction workers to be flown home tonight
• .
The remains of 38 Indian construction workers captured and killed by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq were handed over to Indian authorities in Baghdad to be flown home later on Sunday.

Home Videos Shorts Live TV