Iran's Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said: 'In a potential conflict in the future, which I don't think they have the courage to carry out, it will become clear where five and two will belong.'

Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia in Iraq at the centre of current tensions between Washington and Tehran, has threatened to attack US air bases in the country in revenge for the killing of Soleimani.

Iranians prepared for missile strikes on two Iraqi airbases housing U.S. troops by making sure intelligence could detect the plans via satellites and eavesdropping, officials say.

PETER OBORNE: The firing of ballistic missiles at US bases is the biggest and most dangerous military confrontation between America and Iran since the American hostage crisis in 1979.

The State Department warned that Iraq's access to its main account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York could be shut off if the Iraqi government asks American troops to leave.

Jerry Holliman, 69, says he was exposed to Agent Orange, has battled cancer and diabetes and that he's now stuck in a Mississippi veterans home feeling abandoned by his country.

Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq's capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country.

Bertie Carvel, 42, stars alongside Waleed Zuaiter, 49, in Channel 4's gripping new thriller Baghdad Central. The pair told how having an Arab Muslim as the lead character is nothing less than historic.

Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base. Her cousin said: 'You are a true hero, taken from us doing what you loved doing, and done so well.'

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared some sultry photos from a photoshoot she did back in 2018.

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

When things got serious between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, he arrived at her home with a stylist to sort through her 'ghetto' closet.

Kim Kardashian was feeling nostalgic on Tuesday, so she shared a sweet group photo with her BFF Allison Statter and her mother 'Aunt' Shelli Azoff.

After shedding her claws in a blowout fight with Kim Kardashian on the season premiere of KUWTK, Kourtney Kardashian showed her wild side in a skin-tight animal print gown.

Kourtney Kardashian took to social media on Thursday to remind her fans that she threw a very elegant Christmas party last year. The event was like a winter wonderland

She said: 'I thought Christmastime would be the perfect opportunity to really take my kids - I wanted to do something really special with them where they feel how good it feels to give back.'

Kourtney Kardashian has been enduring the coronavirus lockdown at home with her three kids. 

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.

A heartwrenching clip shows the young cubs huddled together and wailing in a hallowed stump of a tree chopped down in the Leningrad region.

Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of people thought that shutting off hundreds of thousands of people in the way that Wuhan has been isolated in China, would be a 'correct' move by the Government.

The British spy behind a notorious 'dirty dossier' on Donald Trump's links to Russia is being sued by three oligarchs in the High Court (pictured, former MI6 spy Christopher Steele).

Amid rising anti-China rhetoric from the Trump Administration about Beijing's alleged Covid-19 'cover-up' Barr was asked if he considered Russia or China the biggest threat to the upcoming elections.

Concerns circulate whether crew aboard the International Space Station could have been infected with coronavirus prior to a launch, after a senior Russian official present tested positive.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 'thoroughly rejected' Donald Trump's letter, dated October 9, and promptly threw it in the bin, officials have revealed.

Iran has vowed to exact a 'crushing revenge' on America in retaliation for a strike which killed top general Qassem Soluemani, leaving the Middle East on the brink of a 'devastating war'.

Three men, aged 42, 64 and 70, have been found dead over the weekend in at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Manhattan that was used to quarantine recovering COVID-19 patients.

On April 5, Nadia (pictured), a four-year-old Malayan tiger, tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, Bronx Zoo officials said four more tigers and three lions have been infected.

Stay at home orders remain in effect in New York City until at least May 15th as the coronavirus crisis continues, but essential outdoor activities such as walking the dog are still permitted.

New York City EMT John Mondello, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound discharged from a weapon registered to his retired NYPD father, in Astoria Queens Friday night.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray were heckled as they strolled through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Saturday, criticized for traveling to Brooklyn for a walk.

A New York subway worker has shared an alarming video that shows how some of the homeless population has flocked to train cars to seek shelter amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The supermodel, 51, looked effortlessly chic as she took a stroll on a windy day in New York City on Thursday.

Just four days after Amber Rose Isaac, 26, complained of 'incompetent doctors', she died during childbirth in New York City

Wayne Edwards, 61, his supervisor Derik Braswell, 57, and Priscilla Carrow (pictured), 65, handed doctors and nurses masks at Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York.

Eleven players in the Premier League failed drugs tests over the past three years but were allowed to play on. The FA accepted the reasons given by players for taking the substances.

Riyad Mahrez missed out on Manchester City's Community Shield win on Sunday amid fears from club doctors he would fail a drugs test, according to Pep Guardiola.

Algeria distanced themselves from suggestions that medication taken by Riyad Mahrez on their watch led to fears the Manchester City star could fall foul of doping rules.

The AIU have stated their support for a change to the key rule in the saga, which saw one of Coleman's three 'whereabouts' breaches in a 12-month period backdated by two months.

The American, who is the heavy favourite to win the 100m in Doha, had faced a potential suspension after three missed tests in a 12-month period, as revealed by Sportsmail .

American sprinter Christian Coleman has accused the United States Anti-Doping Agency of "going after a big fish" and demanded a "public apology" after a case against him was dropped.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Athletics' chiefs want to tighten the sport's drug-testing regime after the world's fastest man Christian Coleman escaped doping sanctions earlier this month.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: Christian Coleman is on course for 100 metre glory at the World Athletics Championships but his doping violations mean he can't replace Usain Bolt as the face of the sport.

COMMENT BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: To hear Christian Coleman in the early hours of Sunday morning was to feel bemused by the brazenness of it all,

Mark Dry, 32, had appealed successfully to a sports resolution panel against the ban for lying about why he was not at the address provided in his whereabouts information in October 2018.

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has been banned for eight years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found the three-time Olympic champion guilty of refusing to cooperate with sample collectors.

Harvey Elliott will sign a three-year contract this summer to reward the excellent start he has made to his life at Liverpool. A fresh deal will be penned running to the end of the 2023 season.

CHRIS SUTTON: Not for the first time, inadequate goalkeeping costs Liverpool in Europe. It happened in 2018, with Loris Karius, and it happened here, with Adrian.

COMMENT: If you want to see how a decision has been received, turn to social media. Within 24 hours of Liverpool revealing they would furlough staff, the club were being ridiculed.

Coaching staff have been keeping in touch with the squad to ensure they stay fit during the break from football.

Despite dominating English football right now, Liverpool will not escape the effects of coronavirus. With spending plans set to be abandoned, Sportsmail looks at the youngsters who are ready to step up.