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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within the Trump administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran — Washington (CNN)Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Reiterates Threat to Target Iranian Cultural Sites — Such a move could be a war crime, but the president argued: “They're allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we're not allowed to touch their cultural site? It doesn't work that way.”
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New York Times:
Iran Shifts on a Landmark Nuclear Deal: Live Updates — The announcement followed a vote in Iraq's Parliament to expel American troops, in response to the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian commander, in Baghdad. — RIGHT NOW Tehran said in a statement that its nuclear program would …
Associated Press:
Pompeo: US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so would constitute a war crime under international law.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Iraq parliament votes to expel US military
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Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
Trump's threats draw Iran's cultural sites into tensions
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Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Pentagon Chief Kept Tight Circle on Suleimani Strike
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump officials tried to stop Iraqi expulsion vote — The Trump administration tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade top Iraqi officials to kill a parliamentary effort to force the U.S. military out of Iraq, according to two U.S. officials and an Iraqi government official familiar with the situation.
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Washington Post:
Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo woke on Tuesday to a 4 a.m. call alerting him to a large protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
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New York Times, The Independent and Politico
New York Times:
U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks — American forces in Iraq and Syria will now focus on protecting themselves. — WASHINGTON — The American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has halted its yearslong mission of attacking the Islamic State and training local forces …
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Washington Post, The Hill, NBC News, The Daily Caller and New York Post
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies — Presidents on the brink of war tend to rely on an array of Oval Office assets: teams of experienced advisers, trusted sources of intelligence, strong ties with U.S. allies and credibility with the broad American public.
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New York Times:
Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast — The consequences of the American assassination of a senior Iranian commander are mounting. — BEIRUT — The consequences of the American assassination of a top Iranian general rippled across the Middle East and beyond on Sunday …
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
Secret Iranian Spy Cables Show How Qassim Suleimani Wielded His Enormous Power in Iraq
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Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iraq's prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces
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Frank Miles / Fox News:
Trump notifies Congress of warning after lawmakers said they weren't informed about Soleimani strike in advance
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New York Times, Politico and One America News Network
Representative Ilhan Omar:
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Barbara Lee Announce War Powers Resolution To Prevent War With Iran
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The Hill
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The folks who lied about Iraq and Afghanistan are lying about Iran. We must stop a new war
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CNN, Unprecedented, The Root and Common Dreams
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HUGE — BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Regime Offers $80 MILLION for President Trump's Head! —VIDEO
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The Daily Caller, PJ Media Home, New York Times and Jihad Watch
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Special operations troops add to Middle East buildup
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Isabel Coles / Wall Street Journal:
Iraqi Parliament Votes in Favor of Expelling U.S. Troops
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Democrat Who Can Beat Trump — Why Amy Klobuchar still has a chance. — If you're like a lot of Democrats, you worry that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are too liberal — or at least that other voters think so. You're also not buying the Pete Buttigieg hype.
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed — More than a year after his death, a cache of computer files saved on the hard drives of Thomas Hofeller, a prominent Republican redistricting strategist, is becoming public.
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Ricky Gervais Tells Hollywood to “F*** Off” in Expletive-Filled Golden Globes Monologue — During his monologue, the ‘Office’ creator also took shots at Felicity Huffman and Jeffrey Epstein. — Ricky Gervais, once again, did not shy away from hot-button topics in his Golden Globes monologue …
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CBS News:
60 Minutes investigates the death of Jeffrey Epstein — Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and a wealthy financier with powerful friends. 60 Minutes examines the circumstances surrounding his death in a Manhattan federal jail cell. Warning: This report contains graphic images.
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Law & Crime and Mediaite
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Graham gives Pelosi ultimatum, proposes Senate rule change to remove her from impeachment process — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., insists that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not deliver articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate by the end of the week, the Senate should “take matters in our own hands.”
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Agence France-Presse:
Iran ex-Guards chief vows to turn Tel Aviv ‘to dust’ — Tehran (AFP) - A former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened on Sunday to turn the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv “to dust” if the US attacks targets in Iran. — “If America takes any measures after our military response …
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Milo Boyd / Mirror.co.uk:
Iran 'offers $80million bounty for Donald Trump's head' after death of general
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Raw Story, Redstate, Al Arabiya and NBC News
CBS News:
Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire — CBS News Battleground Tracker — The New Year opens with Bernie Sanders in his best standing yet against the field in Iowa and New Hampshire. He's in a first-place tie with Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa.
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Associated Press:
Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed — NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft …
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Yahoo Finance:
Iran's Cyber Attack on Billionaire Adelson Provides Lesson on Strategy — Alyza Sebenius, Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton — (Bloomberg) — As the U.S. awaits possible retribution over a recent airstrike that killed a top general, there's at least one American businessman who can attest …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
The unsinkable Joe Biden? Many months and many gaffes later, Biden is still ahead — Biden has held steady atop a crowded field when other candidates who have climbed quickly have found it difficult to maintain momentum. — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is beginning 2020 the same way he began 2019 …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Biden secures backing from several swing-state Democrats
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Bloomberg:
Gulf States Move to Prevent Escalation After Soleimani's Killing — Key Saudi prince heads to Washington, London to urge restraint — Gulf states would be ‘first to pay the price’ of Iran-U.S. war — Gulf Arab states, potential targets for retaliation after the U.S. assassinated Iran's top general …
New York Times:
Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions — President Trump thought the nuclear deal was flawed because restrictions on Iran would end after 15 years. Now, responding to a U.S. strike, Iran has declared the limits over after less than five.
Joanna Tan / CNBC:
Trump threatens to slap sanctions on Iraq 'like they've never seen before' — President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to slap sanctions on Iraq after its parliament passed a resolution calling for the government to expel foreign troops from the country. — Tensions in the Middle East spiraled …
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