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Iran ‘captures’ US drone over Gulf waters: Guards
Iran has “captured” an unmanned US drone over Gulf waters after it entered Iranian airspace, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Tuesday. “The unmanned US drone patrolling Persian Gulf waters, performing reconnaissance and gathering intel, was captured as soon as it entered Iranian airspace,” the elite unit’s naval…
Iran’s summer earthquake leaves 100,000 shivering in tents as winter descends
Iran's summer earthquake leaves 100,000 shivering in tents as winter descends As winter settles in on this remote province of Iran, a pair of earthquakes that devastated the area in mid-August will likely claim new lives. The Aug. 11 quakes devastated the mud and mud-brick houses typical of this area. Of…
Iran cautiously backs Gaza truce deal
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a qualified welcome Thursday to a truce deal between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Egypt to end eight days of violence that killed six Israelis and 163 Palestinians. “I agree that the truce is a good thing, but we will have to see the basis…
Israel ready to strike Iran ‘if necessary’: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to order a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities “if necessary”, in an interview aired by Channel Two television on Monday. “I am, of course, ready to press the button if necessary,” Netanyahu said in the interview. “I hope that…
U.S. warns Israel against preemptive strike on Iran
US military commanders have warned their Israeli counterparts that any action against Iran would severely limit the ability of American forces in the region to mount their own operations against the Iranian nuclear programme by cutting off vital logistical support from Gulf Arab allies. US naval, air and ground forces…
Iran insists it obtained drone images of Israel
Iran insisted on Wednesday that it had obtained images of sensitive areas of Israel from a Hezbollah drone before it was shot down, despite the Jewish state questioning if the aircraft carried a camera. “The fact that we have obtained the images of many areas that are important for us…
Middle East oil companies targeted in cyber war
Middle Eastern oil and gas companies have been targeted in massive attacks on their computer networks in an increasingly open cyber war where a new virus was discovered just this past week. The United States and Israel, believed to behind the first cyber sabotage campaign that targeted Iran’s nuclear programme,…
Lindsey Graham on Iran: ‘The time for talking is over’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday blasted President Barack Obama’s administration for agreeing to discussions with Iran about the county’s nuclear program because ‘the time for talking is over.” The New York Times reported on Sunday that Obama administration officials had said the White House had agreed in principle to…
Report: Iran agrees to first-ever nuclear talks with U.S.
For the first time, Iran has agreed to direct negotiations with the U.S. regarding the country’s nuclear capability, The New York Times reported Saturday. The report says that, according to officials in President Barack Obama’s administration, their Iranian counterparts have asked for the meetings to be delayed until after the…
Iran rejects American’s guilty plea in Saudi assasination plot
Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday rejected a guilty plea by an Iranian-American man that he conspired with Iranian officials to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington. Manssor Arbabsiar pleaded guilty on Wednesday at the New York federal court to attempting to hire a Mexican drug gang for $1.5 million to…
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