Category: politics
Iran downs American MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – A U.S. MQ-1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
US president’s envoy admits to Israeli isolation in world
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The US President Donald Trump’s envoy has acknowledged the isolation of the Israeli regime on the international stage.
Iran far more powerful than was in previous wars
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – If another war takes shape today, Iran will act far more powerful and advanced technologically than in previous wars, the country’s acting defence minister said.
Yemeni source says Saudi air defence hit its own mosque
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – A Yemeni military source said a Saudi air defence missile struck a mosque in Saudi Arabia, rejecting media claims that a Yemeni missile hit the mosque.
Strait of Hormuz vessel transits fall to single digits
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Preliminary ship-tracking data shows vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz falling to single digits over the weekend.
Power explosions rock southern Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Explosions were heard in Abha and Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia and warning systems were activated repeatedly, as media reported an emergency situation in the south.
Regional meeting on Iran-Oman Hormuz agreement postponed
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The regional meeting of Persian Gulf foreign ministers on the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed at the request of some regional countries and by joint decision of Oman and Iran.
Missiles target separatist positions in Iraq’s Kurdistan
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Positions of separatist groups in Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan came under missile attack.
Claim of IRGC troops trapped in Lebanon tunnels false
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Claims circulating on some social media channels that a number of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel were trapped in tunnels in the Ali al-Taher area of southern Lebanon are false.
Ghalibaf reacts to record high gas prices in US
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has shared a clip from the popular American animated series The Simpsons in response to a Bloomberg report that fuel prices had reached $9.99 at a gas station in the United States.