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Iran says it shot down Israeli drone

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard says it has brought down an Israeli stealth drone above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in the centre of the country. The Guards issued a statement saying the drone was trying to penetrate the site, state news agency ISNA said on Sunday. “The downed aircraft was[…]

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Iran plane crash kills dozens

At least 39 passengers and crew on board an Iranian jet have been killed and nine injured after the plane crashed near an airport in the capital Tehran, according to a senior transportation official and state media. IRNA news agency said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Mehrabad airport[…]

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Iran leader accuses Israel of Gaza genocide

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tuesday accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and called on the Islamic world to arm Palestinians fighting “the Zionist regime”. In a speech marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, Khamenei said Israel was acting like a “rabid dog” and “a wild wolf”[…]

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Iran nuclear talks continue

US Secretary of State John Kerry was due Monday to hold a second day of talks with Iran seeking to overcome major differences blocking what would be a momentous nuclear deal. With just six days until a deadline to strike an accord, the differences appear considerable, however, with Kerry and[…]

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Jordan, Iran condemn Gaza assault

Jordan, one of just two Arab countries to have signed a peace treaty with Israel, demanded Wednesday an immediate halt to deadly Israeli air raids against the Gaza Strip. Government spokesman Mohammad Momani said that the raids that killed more than 28 Palestinians in purported response to rocket fire that[…]

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Iran welcomes nuclear deal

Iran’s reformers and moderate conservatives welcomed an agreement Monday between Iran and six world powers on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November, saying it will shore up Iran’s sanctions-hit economy. Hard-liners however inside the Islamic Republic remain opposed. The six-nation group – the five permanent members of[…]

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