General News of Wednesday, 8 January 2020Source: Myjoyonline.com'Tread cautiously' – Dr Antwi-Danso advises govt over US-Iran tensionDr Vladmir Antwi-DansoDr Vladmir Antwi-Danso has warned Ghana government to tread cautiously in its dealing with Washington D.C, in the wake of the tensions between America and Iran. AirstrikeA U.S airstrike on January 2, 2020, killed Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. Iran has launched missile strikes late Tuesday against two Iraqi military bases housing U.S forces in retaliation for the airstrike that killed Soleimani. More than a dozen ballistic missiles targeted the Al Asad and Erbil military bases, the Pentagon said, and U.S. officials were assessing the damage. Ghana enjoys a healthy relationship with Iran but the United States interests in Ghana are more progressive.
Source: GhanaWeb January 08, 2020 12:45 UTC