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Iran claims shooting down two US-made RQ-11 drones
Iran on Wednesday said it had shot down two US-made RQ-11 reconnaissance drones in the past 15 months, adding to a ScanEagle drone and RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft it already claims to have captured. “The army’s air defence shot down two… RQ-11 drones,” Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari told state television and Fars news agency, adding [...]
Iran blasts Obama for Latin America law
Iran on Tuesday blasted US President Barack Obama for enacting a law aimed at countering Tehran’s alleged influence in Latin America, saying it was an overt intervention in the region. “It is an overt intervention in Latin American affairs… that shows they are not familiar with new world relations,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast [...]
Iran navy launches 6-day massive exercises
Iranian Navy launched a 6-day massive drill in its southern waters on Friday, local satellite Press TV reported. The naval drills, dubbed Velayat 91, or Guardianship 91, are being carried out in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, north of the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Iran’s Navy Commander [...]
NATO chief denounces Iran’s allegations on Patriots
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday denounced claims by the head of Iran’s armed forces that the deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey was part of a plot to start world war. “I completely denounce these allegations,” Rasmussen said in response to a question at a news conference. “We have made it clear right [...]
Russia backs Syria as US, Germany send Patriots
Russia insisted on Friday its stand on the conflict in key ally Syria was unchanged, while Washington and Berlin prepared to deploy Patriot missiles and troops near Turkey’s border with the country. A foreign ministry spokesman in Moscow said Russia’s controversial support for President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was unchanged and that remarks by Deputy Foreign [...]
Iran condemns US nuclear test
Iran condemned arch foe the United States on Saturday for conducting a limited nuclear test, saying it showed Washington’s “inattention to full disarmament,” the state television website reported. The US Energy Department said it conducted a “subcritical” test at an underground site in Nevada on Wednesday to study the behaviour of nuclear materials without triggering [...]
Iran slams US for pulling plug on nuclear conference
A US announcement that a conference on a Middle East free of nuclear weapons cannot be held as foreseen is a “serious setback,” Iran said Monday, accusing Washington of protecting Israel. “The US cannot unilaterally decide for the sake of Israel to announce that the conference cannot be held. This is a very serious setback [...]
Iran Unveils Missile-Launching Hovercraft
Iran has unveiled a domestically designed and manufactured hovercraft capable of launching missiles and aerial drones, the Iranian media reported. The hovercraft, dubbed Tondar (Thundebolt), was unveiled on Monday during an official ceremony at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as part of large-scale military exercises that started over the weekend in eastern Iran. “Mass [...]
Iran issues a warning for America after attacking spy drone
Following confirmation from both sides that an American surveillance drone was fired at by Iranian jets, top brass with Iran’s military say the country won’t hesitate to shoot again next time a US craft enters its airspace. “The defenders of the Islamic Republic will respond decisively to any form of encroachment by air, sea or [...]
