IRAN PLAYED SECRET ROLE IN LAND GRAB FROM U.S. ALLY 10/19/2017 7:42:47 PM Ceremony during raising the Iraqi flag at a government building in Kurdish region NBC News, Oct. 18, 2017  - Kurdish officials point to a Facebook video of a ceremony in which the Iraqi flag was raised at a government building. It shows two controversial figures on hand: Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the Badr Organization, an Iranian-backed political party; and Abu Mahdi Soleimani. who has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for acts of violence against Americans, and is considered a close adviser to Soleimani. Three days before that flag raising, on Oct. 13, Trump announced his new Iran strategy. “Our policy is based on a clear-eyed assessment of the Iranian dictatorship, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its continuing aggression in the Middle East and all around the world,” Trump said. Trump also announced new sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). The timing of the Ki...

Video: Trump Calls Las Vegas Shooting ‘Act of Pure Evil’ 10/2/2017 5:51:06 PM President Donald Trump addresses Las Vegas shooting WASHINGTON, NBC News, October 2, 2017  — President Donald Trump on Monday called the shooting on the Las Vegas strip that killed at least 50 people an 'act of pure evil.' Trump addressed the nation somberly from the Diplomatic Room at the White House and said Americans are joined in 'sadness, shock, and grief' at the attack — America's deadliest mass shooting in modern history. 'It was an act of pure evil,' Trump said. 'I want to thank the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and all of the first responders for their courageous efforts,' Trump said, praising them 'for helping to save the lives of so many' and for quickly locating the shooter. 'The speed with which they acted is miraculous and prevented further loss of life.' The president said he will go to Las Vegas...