Trump warns of big sanctions if Iraq forces US troops out..

New Delhi, Jan 06 (HS): US President Donald Trump warned Iraq of facing “very big sanctions” if it forces US troops to leave the country. His comments came amid deepening tensions between the US and Iraq following the killing of Iranian commander Quassem Suleimani by a US drone at Baghdad International Airport on Friday.

On Sunday the Iraqi parliament voted to expel US troops from the country, amid growing unease in the Middle East about the attack which is seen by many as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.

Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi also proposed the resolution to end all foreign troop presence in Iraq, signaling a growing backlash in the country against Friday’s US drone strike in Baghdad Airport which killed Suleimani and a commander of an Iranian-allied militia group.

However, the legislation has not yet been signed into law and was opposed by dozens of Kurdish and Sunni representatives in parliament.