Tehran, March 1 (IANS) The death toll from a joint US-Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan rose to 148, local media reported on Sunday.The attack also left 95 people wounded, local prosecutor Ebrahim Taheri was quoted as saying by semi-official Tasnim news agency.He said the majority of the victims of the brutal attack were pupils, with teachers, school staff and students’ parents also among the dead, reports Xinhua, quoting the Tasnim news agency…
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Washington, March 1 (IANS) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared that the United States has launched “OPERATION EPIC FURY”, calling it “the most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history” and warning Tehran of sweeping military consequences.“Overnight, on President Trump’s orders, the Department of War commenced OPERATION EPIC FURY,” Hegseth said in a statement.He framed the action as a response to Iran’s refusal to negotiate. “The Iranian regime …
Amman, Dec 20 (IANS) The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) on Saturday confirmed that they had taken part in US airstrikes targetting IS targets in Syria on Friday. In a statement, the JAF said the operation was carried out in cooperation with the United States, which aimed to “prevent extremist groups from using these areas as launchpads to threaten the security of Syria’s neighbouring countries and the wider region.”On Friday, the US military struck more than 70 suspected IS-linked targets across c…