U.S - Iran conflicts gets intense, US House of Representatives vote to prevent war

9 Jan 2020

U.S – Iran conflicts gets intense, US House of Representatives vote to prevent war

U.S – Iran conflicts gets intense, US House of Representatives vote to prevent warU.S-Iran conflicts are getting intense and taking a bad phase.

On Iran's front:

In order to retaliate the killing of Iran's military commander, Iran carried out a ballistic missile attack on airbases housing US forces in Iraq.

Iran targeted two airbases, located at Al Asad and Irbil, which houses US troops & American and coalition forces.
 	Iranian state media claimed that 80 Americans were killed in the attack.
 	However, President Trump did not respond on this, except to tweet that 'all is well'.

Apart from all this, a Ukrainian airplane carrying 180 passengers crashed after takeoff from Trehan, Iran.

The three-year-old Boeing jet got a technical problem shortly after take-off and started to head towards a nearby airport before it crashed. However, the technical problem is not yet specified.
 	The passengers included Iranians, Canadians, Ukrainians, Swedes, Afghans, Germans and British nationals.

On the US Front:

On the plane crash incident, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for an investigation for finding the reason for the plane crash in Iraq.

In view of the ongoing conflicts, the Democratic-led US House of Representatives will vote on 09 January 2020 to prevent President Donald Trump from executing war with Iran.

Trump did not consult with leaders for undertaking the attack that killed the Iranian general.
 	He later sent them a notification explaining the reason for the attack.

Global reactions:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the world cannot afford another war.
 	UN would make efforts to de-escalate tensions.
 	The UK, EU and Japan have advised the US and Iran to act with restraint.
 	Pope Francis also urged for peace.

India:

The government has advised Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to Iraq.
 	Indian and Iran trade dipped last year and may dip further.
 	However, Iran's Ambassador to India, Ali Chegeni has expressed that Iran would welcome any initiative from India that helps in de-escalating (reducing) tension.

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