Tehran on Friday denied the United States had downed one of its drones, saying all Iranian aircraft were accounted for and jesting Washington may have accidentally hit their own machine. The latest incident in the strategic Strait of Hormuz comes…
Iran agrees to allow women watch upcoming 2022 World Cup Qualifiers —FIFA (Punch)
Iran’s Football Federation has agreed to allow women to attend upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers of their men’s national team but that approval from the government is still needed. The ruling body FIFA on Thursday said that a letter from…
Iran says its ‘ready for war’ after shooting down US military drone (Metro)
Tensions are rising in the Middle East after an American drone was shot out of the sky in international airspace. Iran has said that it is ‘ready for war’ after shooting the aircraft, further adding to the friction between the…
Tankers almost certainly damaged by Iranian naval mines, US says (BBC)
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has said “naval mines almost certainly from Iran” were to blame for the damage to oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. Mr Bolton provided no evidence to support the allegation,…
Iran police arrest 30 at private yoga class (BBC)
Thirty people taking part in a yoga session have been arrested during a private class in Iran, reports suggest, causing a buzz across the country’s social media. They were detained at a private residence in the northern city of Gorgan,…
Trump ‘does not want war with Iran’ (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has said he does not want a war with Iran amid rising tensions between the two countries, according to senior officials. In a meeting on Wednesday the president told aides he did not want US pressure…
Israel targets Iranian positions in Syria (BBC)
Israel says it has hit Iranian targets around the Syrian capital, Damascus. The Israel Defense Forces says the overnight operation targeted the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, as well as Syrian air defences. The Syrian military says…
Deadly cargo plane crash near Tehran (BBC)
A cargo plane crash near the Iranian capital, Tehran, has killed 15 people. The Boeing 707 came off the runway and hit a wall while trying to land at Fath airport in Karaj, 40km (25 miles) west of Tehran, reportedly…
Suicide bomber kills two in southeast Iran (Guardian)
A suicide bomber killed at least two people and wounded many more outside police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar in restive southeastern Iran on Thursday, according to a revised official toll. Chabahar lies in Sistan-Baluchistan province which has…
More than 700 hurt in Iran quake (Vanguard)
More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday. The quake struck Kermanshah province late Sunday, with an epicenter 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of the city…
