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…
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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…
Tehran, July 17 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that it carried retaliatory strikes against US special operations command centre in Syria, American weapons depots and launchers in Kuwait, and radar sites in Oman, local media reported. In a statement, the IRGC said that the operations had started during the 11th, 12th and 13th waves of Operation Nasr-2. According to the statement, the 11th wave was dedicated to the deceased soldiers of Bampur in Iranshahr, a…
Tehran, July 16 (IANS) Iran’s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned on Thursday that any US attack on Iranian power plants and bridges would trigger a devastating response against all infrastructure across West Asia. The warning came as Iranian forces struck US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.US President Donald Trump had said that the United States would expand its strikes on Iran to target power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran agrees to negotiate.T…