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US B-52 bomber again flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
Middle East
January 27, 2021
US B-52 bomber again flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US military said Wednesday it again flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle…
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait…
Tehran says Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts won’t end Iran’
Middle East
May 21, 2019
Tehran says Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts won’t end Iran’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday the “genocidal taunts” of US President Donald Trump will not “end Iran”,…
Iran accuses US of ‘unacceptable’ escalation in tensions
Middle East
May 16, 2019
Iran accuses US of ‘unacceptable’ escalation in tensions
Iran Thursday accused the United States of an “unacceptable” escalation of tensions and said Tehran was showing “maximum restraint” despite…
Satellite images show no major damage to ‘sabotaged’ ships
Middle East
May 14, 2019
Satellite images show no major damage to ‘sabotaged’ ships
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Four oil tankers anchored in the Mideast were damaged by what Gulf officials described…
Saudi oil tankers hit by ‘sabotage attacks’ as Gulf tensions soar
Middle East
May 13, 2019
Saudi oil tankers hit by ‘sabotage attacks’ as Gulf tensions soar
Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were damaged in “sabotage attacks” in the Gulf as tensions soared…
US-Iran tensions rise ahead of anniversary of deal pullout
Middle East
May 7, 2019
US-Iran tensions rise ahead of anniversary of deal pullout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A sudden White House announcement that a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing…
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Middle East
April 24, 2019
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the…