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A rescue worker searchs the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard.

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‘Very unusual’: Canadian official says country is not speculating on cause of Iranian plane crash

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January 8, 2020 10:52 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., center, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, return to their offices after votes to confirm two of President Donald Trumpâs cabinet picks, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017.

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‘Worst briefing I’ve seen’: GOP senators slam Iran meeting

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January 8, 2020 10:18 pm

The U.S. is continuing with plans made in August to remove all Patriot missile defense systems from Turkey, a defense official said Monday. (AP Photo)

National Security

‘They can’t be everywhere at once’: Why Patriot missile interceptors were not used during Iran missile strike

Russ Read -

January 8, 2020 10:10 pm

Iraqi security forces remove cement blocks and open the streets, that were closed for security concerns, around the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of clashes with U.S. security forces.

National Security

Reports of rockets fired at Green Zone in Baghdad

Zach Halaschak -

January 8, 2020 9:22 pm

Foreign Policy

‘A very strange coincidence’: Diplomats suspect terrorists brought down Ukrainian plane in Iran

Joel Gehrke -

January 8, 2020 8:44 pm

There was no immediate word on the effect of the strikes. (AP Photo/Hadi Yazdani)

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‘Unexpected and chaotic’: Inside Erbil air base during Iranian missile attack

Susan Katz Keating -

January 8, 2020 8:26 pm

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Security vans parked outside Iraqi residence in DC after missile strikes

Katherine Doyle -

January 8, 2020 8:20 pm

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Trump de-escalates Iran crisis after Tehran strikes cause ‘minimal damage’

Rob Crilly -

January 8, 2020 6:39 pm

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and others looks on.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s critics should emulate his tone in this morning’s Iran speech

Quin Hillyer -

January 8, 2020 5:29 pm

Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, questions former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.

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‘It was a good decision’: GOP Trump critic praises Soleimani killing

Spencer Neale -

January 8, 2020 5:25 pm

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Tag: Iraq

‘Very unusual’: Canadian official says country is not speculating on cause of Iranian plane crash

‘Worst briefing I’ve seen’: GOP senators slam Iran meeting

‘They can’t be everywhere at once’: Why Patriot missile interceptors were not used during Iran missile strike

Reports of rockets fired at Green Zone in Baghdad

‘A very strange coincidence’: Diplomats suspect terrorists brought down Ukrainian plane in Iran

‘Unexpected and chaotic’: Inside Erbil air base during Iranian missile attack

Security vans parked outside Iraqi residence in DC after missile strikes

Trump de-escalates Iran crisis after Tehran strikes cause ‘minimal damage’

Trump’s critics should emulate his tone in this morning’s Iran speech

‘It was a good decision’: GOP Trump critic praises Soleimani killing

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