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- Nancy Pelosi questions timing:
Under the US War Powers Act, the White House is required to formally notify Congress within 48 hours of entering into hostilities. The White House has now notified Congress -- but House Speaker Pelosi said in a statement that it raised "more questions than it answers." She added: "This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran."
- Trump on alert:
The President issued a warning to Iran via Twitter Saturday, saying if the country's leaders decided to strike Americans or American assets the US has "targeted 52 Iranian sites" that will be "hit very fast and very hard."
- Phone calls between Iran and other foreign powers:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the phone Saturday, and said the region should unite against the US presence there. "If we remain silent against the US, it will become bolder and more aggressive," he said. In a Saturday call with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the US strike violated international laws.
- Calls for deescalation:
France, Germany and China have called on Iran to preserve the nuclear deal and avoid any measure that would violate it, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a written statement after a phone call with his counterparts.
- Protesters gather:
On Saturday, antiwar protesters assembled across the US and around the world to protest the Trump administration's action.
- Iran's military leader killed:
Qasem Soleimani, top general and one of the most powerful men in Iran, was killed in a drone strike at Baghdad airport early Friday. The deputy head of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia was also killed.
- Mass mourning:
Thousands mourned Soleimani at services in Iraq and Iran on Saturday ahead of his funeral on Sunday.
- Trump ordered the strike:
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the airstrikes disrupted an "imminent attack" in the region that put American lives at risk.
- US deploying troops:
The US is sending thousands of additional troops to the Middle East in response, according to a US defense official.
Trump: "If they attack again ... we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before!"
In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump has reiterated his warning to Iran not to retaliate in the aftermath of Friday's deadly strike on Qasem Soleimani.
Claiming the US had "just spent Two Trillion Dollars on Military Equipment," Trump added in an early Sunday tweet: “If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way...and without hesitation!”
The United States just spent Two Trillion Dollars on Military Equipment. We are the biggest and by far the BEST in the World! If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way...and without hesitation!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2020
Iran has vowed revenge for the drone strike on its top general in Baghdad. On Saturday, the spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, said Iran will patiently set up a plan "to respond to this terrorist act in a crushing and powerful manner."
In a tweet on Saturday night, Trump wrote: "They attacked us, and we hit back. If they attack again, which I would strongly advise them not to do, we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before!"
They attacked us, & we hit back. If they attack again, which I would strongly advise them not to do, we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before! https://t.co/qI5RfWsSCH— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2020
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