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Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime’s downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions. Trump’s salvo came as Iran’s Islamic regime faced a challenge from angry street protests,...
‘Our enemy is here’: Iran protesters demand that leaders quit after plane downed
Protesters angry at state for handling of plane crisis Iran spent days after Wednesday’s crash denying role Trump warns Iranian leaders: ‘The World is watching’ Plane downed following tit-for-tat US, Iran attacks DUBAI: Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s...
Iran agrees deescalation ‘only solution’ to US crisis
Iran’s president also met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (left). (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iran signalled Sunday it favours a deescalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft. Security was stepped up in...
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as plane protests erupt
Protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. Iran said earlier it...
Iran plane crash: Ticket change in Teheran saves Ukrainian’s life
KYIV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian political analyst who was in Iran’s capital for an international conference planned to head home when it was done, but then chose to stay one more day and do some sightseeing. The decision saved his life. Andrey Buzarov told the Associated Press on Sunday that his original plan would have put him on the...
Iran Guards say ‘superior’ missiles not to kill US troops
Iran launched a wave of missiles at bases in Iraq hosting American and other foreign troops last week. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they did not aim to kill US troops when firing a wave of missiles last week at Iraqi bases hosting American forces. “Our aim was not really to kill enemy soldiers. That was not...
Iran issues more visas to Canadian team probing crash
Rescue worker searching crash site. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Iran has issued eight more visas to a team of Canadian officials following a fatal plane crash near Tehran and most members of the group should be in Tehran on Monday, Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Sunday. Champagne said on Twitter that three officials from the...
Pelosi sees ‘enough testimony’ against Trump to convict
Pelosi says now ball is in Senate’s court. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she believes the impeachment hearings against Donald Trump produced “enough testimony to remove him from office” when the case moves to the Senate. Speaker Pelosi will meet with the House Democratic caucus early Tuesday to prepare...
Rouhani promises Ukraine, Canada justice for victims
January 13, 2020 5:00 AMKIEV • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told his Ukrainian counterpart that those behind the downing of the Ukrainian airliner will be brought to justice, the Ukrainian presidency said. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Protesters demand Iran’s leaders quit after military admits it hit plane
Security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital expecting more protests after the Revolutionary Guard admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. (AP picDUBAI: Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a...
