World News Hits on Monday

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Trump Administration Pressed Dutch Hard to Cancel China Chip-Equipment Sale: Sources

The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the country’s Prime Minister, people familiar with the effort told Reuters. (Reuters)

Trump Threatens Sanctions if US Troops Exit Iraq

The US president warns Iraq of sanctions "like they've never seen before" if US troops are expelled. (BBC)

Daughter of Soleimani Warns US of 'Dark Day'

The comments come as the funeral for the slain Iranian military commander begins in Tehran. (BBC)

Iran's Supreme Leader Prayed over Soleimani's Body in Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed over the body of Gen. Qasem Soleimani on Monday, during funeral services at Tehran University.  (CNN)

Huge Funeral Processions for Slain Iranian General

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prayed over the caskets of the top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and others killed in a U.S. airstrike near the Baghdad airport last week. (Euro News)

‘Remove America from the Region’: New Head of Iran’s Quds Force Promises to Avenge Soleimani’s Killing

Tehran will avenge the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by driving the US out of the region, his successor said shortly after another Revolutionary Guard commander warned that dozens of American targets are “within our reach.” (Russia Today)

Iran Will Destroy ‘Key Israeli Targets’ if US Attacks, Former Revolutionary Guards Chief Warns

President Donald Trump cautioned that if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets in retaliation for the killing of the high-ranking Iranian general, Washington will strike 52 sites in the Islamic Republic "very fast and very hard". (Sputnik)

3 Americans Killed in Attack on Kenya Military Base

Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said.  (USA Today)