Parliament speaker Ali Larijani compared Soleimani's killing to the 1953 CIA-backed coup that cemented the shah's power and to the U.S. Navy's shootdown of an Iranian passenger plane.

Democrats slammed Donald Trump saying he is not a 'dictator' after he warned his tweet should serve as notification to Congress that the U.S. will 'strike back' if Iran launches a revenge attack.

Trump threatened to target state treasures if Iran retaliates. The Prime Minister's spokesman said: 'There are international conventions in place that prevent the destruction of cultural heritage.'

More Americans back Donald Trump's decision to conduct an airstrike that took out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani than those who disapprove, according to a poll released Monday.

Benchmark oil prices hit more than $70 per barrel on Monday as the price of gold also soared, with investors looking for safe havens as world markets fall amid fears of a major war in the Middle East.

The move to draw up potential sanctions against Iraq came after confusion over the presence of U.S. troops, with Iraqis being sent a 'draft' withdrawal notice by 'mistake.'

Pompeo said the US-Australian alliance was unbreakable and American firefighters had flown to Australia to help.

Joe Biden delivered a foreign policy speech Tuesday where he laid out why it was impossible to believe the Trump administration's claims that Qassem Soleimani was an imminent threat.

In the early hours of this morning representative of the supreme leader in Iran, Saeed Jalili (pictured) retaliated and mocked President Trump by posting an image of the Iranian flag.

Donald Trump has said Iran is 'standing down' in the Middle East after a 'crushing revenge' strike largely failed to materialise Wednesday after the regime launched 22 missiles at US bases.

President Donald Trump has revealed that the U.S. is currently developing 'many' super-fast hypersonic missiles and boasted that the American weapons were 'big, powerful, lethal and fast'.

Veterans of Foreign Wars said Trump (left) must apologize for saying concussion suffered by troops in the Iraq attack is 'headaches' - as Joe Biden (right) branded comments 'disgusting'.

Diane Douglas 'completely broke down' when she discovered a massive metal container had been dumped on the grave of her son Allan, who was shot dead in Iraq, at Dyce Cemetery in Aberdeen.

President Donald Trump fired Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman from the White House on Friday after the war hero testified against him in the House impeachment inquiry.

Gordon Sondland has become the second impeachment witness to be fired by President Trump, less than 48 hours after the Commander-in-chief was acquitted by the Senate on two charges.

'Fake News @CNN & MSDNC keep talking about "Lt. Col." Vindman as though I should think only how wonderful he was,' Trump wrote in a tweet on Saturday morning from the White House.

'The president (left) this morning made a series of obviously false statements concerning Lt Col Vindman (right),' Vindman's lawyer, Ambassador David Pressman, said.

Grace Campbell, 25, whose Yorkshire-born father Alastair served as the Downing Street press secretary, told Sunday Mirror Notebook she's spent her life competing for her dad's attention.

President Donald Trump slammed and snubbed Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday with an announcement he won't attend the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch in the Capitol this Thursday.

Britain has 'the right to defend itself', the defence secretary has warned, after a missile strike in Iraq killed British servicewoman Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon and two others on Wednesday.

I watched President Trump's COVID-19 press briefing yesterday in which he stated with unequivocal confidence: 'It's something we have tremendous control of.' Really, Mr President?

A series of photographs taken in recent days from Libya to Singapore show deserted streets after governments across the world shut down borders to contain the deadly coronavirus.

Kim Kardashian is one of many celebs who are taking the coronavirus pandemic very seriously.

The 57-year-old former roadside zoo owner is in prison serving 22 years for a murder-for-hire plot as well as violating the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act

Kim Kardashian loves Tristan Thompson 'like a brother' even though he was serially unfaithful to her little sister Khloe Kardashian, she revealed on Twitter after the new premiere of her show.

Khloe Kardashian has revealed she watched the season 18 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians with ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson.

Khloé Kardashian claimed she has forgiven both Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods, though she disputed Jordyn's claims that the NBA star kissed her at a party without her consent.

Kim Kardashian posted a throwback photo of herself with light hair and contemplated going blonde after quarantine is over. She said the time at home has allowed her hair to heal.

Kim is also preparing for the premiere of her documentary Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project. Airing Sunday on Oxygen, it documents her advocacy for prison reform.

The sexy shoot was released as Kim premiered her documentary Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project, documenting her advocacy for prison reform with #Cut50.

While usually a highly produced and ultra glam affair, Kim revealed she is now doing everything herself while being guided through it by her production team over Zoom.

Kourtney Kardashian had some fun in a bouncy castle on Easter - so much so that she bounced birthday girl True Thompson into the air. Luckily, the toddler was fine.

Khloe Kardashian has some co-parenting issues on her mind with her NBA player ex, Tristan Thompson, over him spending months away from their daughter True, who recently turned two.

The 35-year-old reality star jokingly told Tristan Thompson, 29, she might want some of his sperm to have another baby on Thursday's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Kim and Beyoncé have been plagued with rumors they aren't friends ever since Knowles-Carter declined invites to both Kardashian's 2013 baby shower and 2014 wedding to Kanye West

'Although being co-parents instead of being together is not the ultimate situation in Khloé's mind, she is very happy about how she and Tristan are raising True,' a source told People of their relationship.

The 29-year-old basketball player told Khloé Kardashian he was 'on board' with being her future sperm donor on Thursday's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Even though she's one of the most photographed women on the planet, her curves still shock and defy all expectations.

Kim Kardashian is known for her stunning, figure-hugging outfits. And one fan decided to have some fun with her most colorful looks, creating a Twitter thread comparing them to hand sanitizer.

The official was part of a briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, which is chaired by Democratic Trump enemy Adam Schiff, and told lawmakers about Russia's repeat offending.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied today that Russian operatives loyal to Vladimir Putin (pictured right in Moscow today) were interfering in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump (left).

Donald Trump dismissed a report claiming his former acting Director of National Intelligence told Congress Russia wants him to win in November, claiming it's just another Democrat 'hoax.'

The Commander-in-chief took to Twitter on Saturday morning after news that Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders was recently told by officials that Russia is trying to help his campaign.

President Donald Trump has denied getting told by to intelligence officials that Russia is intervening in the 2020 primaries and wants to help Bernie Sanders.

Shelby Pierson,inset, is the intelligence community's top election security official. She told lawmakers on Thursday that Russia was resuming interference efforts. Trump is main.

Andrey Postnikov recorded the dramatic encounter alongside the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The man was eventually pulled from the water and taken to Mariinsky Hospital.

Elon Musk believes the era of fighter jets is over and future warfare will be done by autonomous drones. Musk also said the Chinese will surpass the US by at least two-fold with new innovations.

President Trump railed against Jeff Sessions, whom he ousted last year, after his former attorney general failed to outright win the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat.

Dr Alexey Pavlovsky believes integral evidence from the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot down over the Ukraine was falsified by Australian investigators.

Bill Browder, a human rights campaigner and former fund manager in Russia, made the explosive allegations in his testimony to the intelligence and security committee.