Why the US and Iran are not at war
By DW
09 January 2020 |
2:20 pm
Iran has responded to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani with missile strikes on air bases in Iraq. Amid fears of war in the Middle East, experts say the strikes are more theatrics than direct retaliation.
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