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Iran summons Emirates’ top envoy over US drone incident
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Iran summons Emirates’ top envoy over US drone incident
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran summoned the United Arab Emirates’ top envoy to Tehran to protest the neighboring Arab nation’s…
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will impose additional sanctions against Iran in an effort to…
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map on Saturday with detailed coordinates which he said…
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States was “cocked & loaded” to strike Iran but pulled back at the…
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on…
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
(Reuters) – Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of…
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…
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…
US, Iran voice resolve in brinkmanship, say war not sought
Middle East
June 19, 2019
US, Iran voice resolve in brinkmanship, say war not sought
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Iran said Tuesday they were not seeking war with each other as tensions…