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Now playing Next Iraq Trump says 'time has come' for Europe to quit Iran nuclear deal Trump said there were no American casualties in the Iranian missile strike and "only minimal damage was sustained." 08/01/2020
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Now playing Next Iraq 'Death to America': Thousands mourn Iranian general killed by US drone Iran has vowed retaliation for the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, but President Donald Trump says he ordered the strike to prevent a conflict. 04/01/2020
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Now playing Next Iraq Reactions to US drone strike that killed Iran's top military official Flags, memes, fears and fury - the killing of the military chief is going to have reverberations for some time. 03/01/2020
Now playing Next Iraq Trump sends more troops to Middle East after US Embassy stormed The increase is in addition to 14,000 American soldiers sent into the region since May. 31/12/2019
