Trump says US took action ‘to stop a war’ in Iran

President Donald Trump spoke on Friday from Palm Beach, Florida, as he was leaving his Mar-a-Lago property to attend a rally, in his first on-camera public comments since his order to kill a powerful Iranian general. 

Iraqi official says airstrike hits cars carrying Iran-backed militia north of Baghdad, kills 5

Iran promised to seek revenge for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed the mastermind of its interventions across the Middle East, and the U.S. said Friday it was sending thousands more troops to the region as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing.

'No credible threat to Los Angeles': Local police monitor events in Iran following U.S. air strike

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the airstrike at Baghdad's international airport that killed a top Iranian military commander by tweeting their that they are monitoring the situation.

Trump orders attack that kills Iranian Gen. Soleimani, other officials in Baghdad, Pentagon says

President Trump ordered a game-changing U.S. military attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, among other military officials at Baghdad International Airport early Friday, the Pentagon confirmed.