Passenger plane hijacking is disrupted and stopped during flight over Iran The purported hijacking targeted an Iran Air Fokker 100 regional commercial jet It was heading from southwestern city of Ahvaz to northwestern city of Mashhad Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard announced the incident on Friday Officals said authorities disrupted the attempt, but did not identify the hijacker … Read more
President Joe Biden said on Friday that his decision to authorize United States airstrikes in Syria is a warning to Iran to not support militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel. ‘You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,’ Biden said when a reporter asked what message he had intended to send with the airstrikes. … Read more
A mystery explosion has struck an Israeli cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman hours after a US air strike hit Iran-backed militia forces in Syria. The Israeli-owned cargo ship was sailing out of the Middle East on Friday when it was hit by an unexplained blast, renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions … Read more
Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran: Murderer’s execution goes ahead with corpse so victim’s mother could exercise her right to kick away chair from under her Zahra Ismaili was convicted of killing her husband, an intelligence official Her lawyer claimed the husband had been abusive to her and her daughter … Read more
An Iranian judo world champion has been pictured posing with his Israeli rival as he is competing in an international contest in Tel Aviv against the wishes of Tehran. Saeid Mollaei defected to Germany after he disobeyed a direct order from Iran‘s minister to withdraw from the 2019 Judo World Championships in Japan to avoid … Read more
Iran held a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean with Russia today only hours after being blamed for the rocket attack on a US military base in Iraq. The ‘Maritime Security Belt Exercise’, held in the north of the Indian ocean is designed to ‘enhance security’ of maritime trade, state television claims. Drill spokesman … Read more
Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ Russia to hold joint naval drills with Iran and China in Indian Ocean this month Naval exercise will see the countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan made the announcement By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 20:07 GMT, … Read more
Checking in… Former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable reveals how he drove to India via the USSR and Iran, was interned as a spy suspect in Pakistan and the joys of the Nürburgring By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 10:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 10:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 Vince Cable … Read more
Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe accuses foreign office of passing on threats from Iran that her elderly parents will be harmed if he does not stop criticising the regime Nazanin was jailed in 2016 for allegedly plotting to overthrow Iran’s government The mother-of-one denies the allegations and is currently under house arrest Husband Richard Ratcliffe … Read more
The United States military said Wednesday it flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East ‘to deter potential aggression’ amid tensions with Iran – the first such flight under President Joe Biden, and sixth by the US since November. The show of strength comes just days after Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, rejected demands to … Read more