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The U.S. military confirmed that all six crew members on an KC-135 aircraft died after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq, raising the U.S. death toll after two weeks of war with Iran.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq is getting caught in the crossfire of the Iran war as the only country facing strikes from both sides, and that threatens to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil into a full-blown crisis.
The West Asia war intensifies as US strikes Iranian targets on Kharg Island, blasts rock Tehran, casualties rise in Iran and Lebanon, and Gulf states issue evacuation warnings amid ongoing missile and
Iraq has long been a battleground for Tehran and Washington’s interests. Now a murky conflict has broken out once again
Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf channel that carries 20 percent of the world’s oil, according to U.S. officials, a move that could exacerbate the disruptions to global shipping and further rattle the global economy.
T he death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the Iran war generated hope that the regime change the Trump administration and Israel yearned for would come to pass, perhaps with a more moderate new leader stepping up.
Six US crew members aboard a refueling plan were killed when it crashed in Iraq. Fighting continues across the Middle East. Follow for live updates.
A KC-135 Stratotanker and at least four crew were lost in Iraq while deployed for the Iran war. Officials haven’t said what unit it was from.