Tehran, July 20 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that it had attacked a US early-warning radar system and several military facilities in Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base in retaliatory action against Washington, local media reported. In a statement on Monday, the IRGC said that the US early-warning radar system was “completely destroyed” in a drone strike. It said that a warehouse sheltering aviation equipments, spare parts and drone hangar at Ali Al Salem…
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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…
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 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…
Amman, July 16 (IANS) Jordan’s air defence systems shot down eight Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom early Thursday, a statement issued by the Jordan Armed Forces mentioned.The interception was carried out in line with approved defensive and operational procedures to safeguard the kingdom’s sovereignty, protect its airspace, and ensure the safety of its citizens, it mentioned.No casualties or material damage were reported. Royal Engineering Corps teams had dealt with missile debris that fel…
Washington, July 16 (IANS) The US military conducted a new round of strikes against Iran, US Central Command said early on Thursday (Indian time). “At 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT), U.S. forces launched operations for a second wave of strikes today against Iran,” the command wrote in a post on X. “The strikes are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.”Earlier on Wednesday (local time), the command said that it had begun launching a…
Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it conducted retaliatory strikes against the US military facilities in Bahrain and Jordan, attacking their military infrastructure, aircraft shelters, key command centres and strategic drones, local media reported. In a statement, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force targetted the US military base at al-Azraq in Jordan in response to renewed US aggression against Iran. The attack destroyed shelters which …
New York, May 5 (IANS) The conflict between Iran and the US was on the brink of reigniting as Washington’s ‘Project Freedom’ to free ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz set off attacks by both sides, with Tehran also striking neighbours. US Central Command (CENTCOM) Chief, Admiral Brad Cooper, said on Monday that Iran sent a barrage of cruise missiles and drones at ships in the Strait and the US Navy retaliated shooting them down.He added that six Iranian speedboats that threatened ships were…
New York, March 26 (IANS) With the world in the throes of an energy crisis from the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that time was running out for Tehran to “get serious” about a deal. Iran responded to the United States’ 15-point peace proposal with a five-point plan, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim.Trump said on Truth Social that Iran “better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is no…