Britain told Iran not to underestimate the resolve of the United States, warning that if American interests were attacked then the administration of Trump would retaliate. “I would say to the Iranians: Do not underestimate the resolve on the US side,” Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told reporters on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in […]
Jom Snow the Philippines’ Vice Consul joins today show from Baghdad. He has been in Iraq for 2 years for the sake of his job. “It’s a duty” Jom states.
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone, landing nearby the U.S. Embassy. No casualties were reported, and the apparent attack came in amid of heightened tensions across the Persian Gulf. It was the first such attack since September, when three mortar shells landed in an abandoned lot inside the Green Zone. Iranian […]
A young Kurd from the Kurdistan Region has been recognized as the best young football commentator of the year in a competition run by Qatar-based sports broadcaster beIN Sports and will provide commentary for the 2019 UEFA Champions League final. Abdulsamad Abdulsatar said he was proud but surprised to win the beIN competition and even […]
Anne Mitaru From Save The Children joins today’s episode. The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 in order to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and […]
As a result of the growing tension between US and Iran, State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees from Iraq.This comes after the tensions between the two countries escalated over the Trump administration’s economic sanctions and Tehran’s threat of stepped-up uranium enrichment. The U.S. sent aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf. Iranian military […]