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Iran sets $80m bounty on Trump’s head, eyes White House as target

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2020

Iran is mobilising its citizens to donate a dollar each to raise $80million to be used as bounty for Donald Trump’s head. An NBC News reporter, quoted an unidentified organizer for the funeral procession for Gen Qassem Soleimani, as calling on all Iranians to donate $1 each ‘in order to gather

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Iran says will target 6,236 US sites, in reply to Trump’s Twitter threat

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2020

The sabre-rattling is on between Tehran and Washington as a senior Iranian lawmaker responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to attack 52 Iranian targets. Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnouri said Iran will attack as many US targets as the number of the verses of the Holy Quran […]

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Avoid traveling to Iran, Iraq UK advises citizens

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2020

The British government on Saturday advised UK nationals to avoid travelling to Iraq and Iran in face of heightened tensions in the Middle East following the US killing of a top Iranian commander in Baghdad. “Following the death of Qasem Soleimani and heightened tensions in the region… We now advise British nationals against all travel […]

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Pompeo sees ‘real likelihood’ Iran will try to hit US troops

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran will probably try to attack American troops after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander. “We think there is a real likelihood Iran will make a mistake and make a decision to go after some of our forces, military forces in Iraq or soldiers in northeast […]

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Kenya closes airstrip after al-Shabab attack

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2020

Kenya’s aviation authorities have closed indefinitely Manda airstrip following a dawn terror attack by al-Shabab militants early Sunday. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has also suspended all inbound and outbound flights to the airstrip located near the military base used by both Kenyan and U.S. forces. Private airlines using the airstrip including Fly 540 […]

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Reports: US sending 3000 troops to Middle East

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2020

United States is sending nearly 3,000 more troops to the Mideast as reinforcements in the aftermath of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a strike ordered by President Donald Trump. There has been no official confirmation of the plan, which runs contrary to Trump’s policy of reducing US military presence in the region. […]