Washington, July 20 (IANS) A US service member was killed in action in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.Taking to social media platform X, CENTCOM on Sunday said, a second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.Separately, US military personnel found unidentified remains on Sunday after CENTCOM announced on Saturday the deaths of t…
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Cairo, July 20 (IANS) Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain reported fresh Iranian attacks as renewed US-Iran hostilities spilled into neighbouring countries, prompting calls for de-escalation across the Middle East.Jordan’s air defenses intercepted three missiles launched from Iran toward Jordanian territory, while a fourth fell in a remote area in southern Jordan without causing casualties or material damage, state broadcaster Jordan Radio and Television Corporation said on X.The missiles were aimed at U…
Cairo, July 19 (IANS) The outskirts of Abadan in southwestern Iran’s Khuzestan province were targeted in a US missile attack on Sunday, which resulted in no casualties, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on X, citing a provincial official.Abadan, home to Iran’s oldest oil refinery and bordering Iraq, was targeted in US strikes earlier this week.Meanwhile, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain reported on Sunday fresh Iranian aerial attacks targeting their territories, which also triggered US refuell…
Tehran, July 19 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that it has intercepted and shot down the United States’ MQ-9 drone in Iran’s Ahvaz, local media reported.The advanced air‑defence system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force under the command of Iran’s integrated air defence network shot down the MQ‑9 drone, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency said. The announcement comes as Iran continues to carry out retaliatory action against the US military targets in West Asia…
Tehran, July 19 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said that the US violation of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran once again proved that US President Donald Trump’s signature is worthless and invalid, according to Iranian media.He made the remarks in a message to the Iranian people carried by Iranian media, in which he addressed the country’s important issues, Xinhua news agency reported.Khamenei said the frequent US violations of the MoU, which was…
Tehran, July 19 (IANS) Iran has ceased the fulfillment of its obligations under the peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States as Washington has violated its commitments under the deal, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said. In an interview with state-run IRIB TV, Gharibabadi said the United States has effectively violated or suspended “all its commitments” under the MoU, stressing that Iran is now focused on defending itse…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) At least 50 people have been killed and 500 injured in Iran in US strikes since the start of the new escalation in the Gulf.Tehran’s Health Ministry spokesman, Hossein Kermanpur, reported this on X, specifying that 12 civilians have died in the last 24 hours. According to the spokesman, 460 injured people have been discharged from the hospital, while 37 people remain hospitalised, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.The Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei of Iran on Saturda…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said that it has attacked a US base in Jordan, targeted a fuel supply dock in Kuwait and destroyed a data centre in Bahrain, state media reported.News agency Sepah reported that the Sahargah Corps Aerospace Force of the IRGC has conducted attacks on fighter jet shelters and a large parking ramp at the American base in Al-Azraq, Jordan. It said that the attack completely destroyed at least two fighter jets and th…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Iran launched renewed attacks on US Gulf allies on Saturday after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) concluded a new round of strikes on Iran overnight.Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said that explosions were reported in Bushehr province as well as Hormozgan province’s Sirik and Qeshm counties, and the official IRNA news agency said five blasts were heard in Iran’s central Yazd province.Late on Friday, the US CENTCOM said in a post on social media platform X that US f…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Explosions were heard in a number of Iranian provinces on Friday night as US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the launch of a new round of strikes against Iran, Iranian media reported.The semi-official Mehr news agency said the explosions were reported in Bushehr province as well as Hormozgan province’s Sirik and Qeshm counties, with no details yet available on the targets, casualties, or damage caused.Meanwhile, the official IRNA news agency said five blasts were heard…