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Iran’s problems mount as US announces new sanctions
President Donald Trump. Photo: ReutersWASHINGTON: The United States piled new sanctions on Iran’s already crippled economy Friday and defended the killing of a top Iranian leader, saying he had been planning an “imminent” attack on US embassies.The sanctions, announced at the White House, marked the latest salvo in a US-Iranian...
Iran plane crash: US officials hand over ‘important data’ to Ukraine
Wreckage of the crash. PHOTO BY: CNNUkraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday the United States had provided Kiev ‘important data’ pertaining to the Tehran plane crash, a day after Iran rejected Washington’s suspicions it had accidentally shot down the aircraft, reported AFP. Read more: Ukrainian jet crashes...
Iran civil aviation chief confident Ukraine plane not hit by missile
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on January 10, 2020 shows Iran´s civil aviation chief Ali Abedzadeh delivering a press statement in Tehran. Photo: AFP/ Ho/Iran PressTEHRAN: Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation chief Ali Abedzadeh said on Friday he was confident that a Ukrainian airliner which...
Iran invites Boeing to probe plane crash that killed 176
Monitoring Desk TEHRAN: Iran’s state media say authorities have invited Boeing to take part in the investigation into a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed, killing all 176 people on board. The move came after Western leaders said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a missile amid soaring tensions between Washington and...
Airlines face higher fuel bills as they avoid Iran, Iraq amid tensions
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: Airlines are facing higher fuel bills as they reroute flights to avoid airspace over Iran and Iraq due to recent heightened tension between Washington and Tehran, adding further financial pressure to an industry already contending with the prolonged grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets. Germany’s Lufthansa AG, Air...
Iranian missile brought down Ukrainian jet, says Canada’s Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on January 9, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: AFPOTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said that multiple intelligence reports point out that Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport,...
Putin attends military drills off the coast of Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Yevmenov attend the joint drills of the Northern and Black sea fleets off the coast of Crimea. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attended massive military drills, which involved test launches of cruise...
Iran says US suspecting Tehran shot Ukraine plane by mistake makes ‘no sense’
The wreckage of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 on boardIran said Thursday media reports from the United States that Tehran had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian aircraft — killing all 176 people on board two days ago — made “no sense”.A Ukraine airliner had crashed outside Tehran after taking off, just a few...
US suspects Iran mistakenly shot down Ukraine plane; Tehran says ‘no sense’ in rumours
The wreckage of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 on boardTehran said on Thursday US media reports that Iran had had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian aircraft–killing all 176 people on board two days ago–made ‘no sense’. A Ukraine airliner crashed outside Tehran after taking off, a few hours after Iran...
Iran says Ukrainian plane turned back before crashing
Iranian experts begin their investigation into why a Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board. IRNA/Akbar Tavakoli/via AFPIranian authorities have said a Ukrainian airliner, which crashed outside Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, had turned back after suffering a problem,...
