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EU urges ‘de-escalation’ after Iran holds UK envoy
BRUSSELS:The EU’s diplomatic chief criticised Iran on Sunday for briefly detaining the British ambassador to Tehran, calling for “de-escalation”. Iranian authorities held ambassador Rob Macaire at a student protest to pay tribute to those killed when a Ukrainian airliner was shot down outside Tehran, killing 176 people including Britons....
IRGC head briefs Iranian parliament on Soleimani killing: report
Major General Hossein Salami. Photo: FileTEHRAN: chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday briefed the Iranian parliament over the killing of general Qasem Soleimani by the US, its response to the attack, and the subsequent downing of a Ukrainian airliner, ISNA news agency said.Major General Hossein Salami addressed the members of the...
Protests pile pressure on Iran after admission of plane strike
DUBAI: Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran’s military admitted that it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner.Riot police fired teargas at thousands of Iranians who had taken to the streets late on Saturday in the...
Britain’s Iran envoy denies attending demo before arrest
TEHRAN: Britain’s ambassador to Tehran denied Sunday that he took part in a demonstration that broke out at a memorial for the 176 people killed when a plane was shot down. Students held a gathering at Tehran’s Amir Kabir University on Saturday evening to honour those killed hours after Iran admitted the Ukrainian airliner was downed...
British ambassador to Iran arrested: UK govt
LONDON (AFP): Iranian authorities briefly detained Britain’s ambassador in Tehran on Saturday, according to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, after he was reportedly arrested during protests against the regime. “The arrest of our ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law,” Raab said in a...
Top Guards commander briefs Iran parliament
TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief was briefing parliament Sunday over the killing of a top general by the US, Tehran’s retaliation and the subsequent downing of an airliner, ISNA news agency said. Major General Hossein Salami was addressing the members of the Majles in a closed session, the semi-official news agency reported....
Protests pile pressure on Iran after admission of plane strike
Protesters angry at the state for the handling of plane crisis Iran spent days after Wednesday’s crash denying role Commander says he knew plane shot down day it happened Trump tells Iran: “The world is watching.” DUBAI: Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their...
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over Ukrainian jet downing
US President Donald Trump. Photo: File WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on 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 unintentionally downed a Ukrainian...
New questions emerge after Iran belatedly admits to downing Ukraine airliner
Iran’s acknowledgement that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people, raises new challenges for the Islamic Republic both externally amid tensions with the … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing
US President Donald Trump. Photo: File WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on 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 unintentionally downed a Ukrainian...
