Iran rejects G7 and US allegations over drone attack on ship
Iran on Saturday rejected Western allegations its drones were used in a deadly tanker attack while accusing Israel of concocting the “scenario” in a bid to undermine the Islamic republic.
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Iran on Saturday rejected Western allegations its drones were used in a deadly tanker attack while accusing Israel of concocting the “scenario” in a bid to undermine the Islamic republic.
Iran’s judiciary chief warned Friday that Qasem Soleimani’s killers will “not be safe on Earth”, as the Islamic republic began marking the first anniversary of the top general’s assassination in a US strike.
Debate raged in Iran on Sunday over how and when to respond to a top nuclear scientist’s assassination, blamed on arch-foe Israel, as his body was honoured at Shiite shrines to prepare it for burial.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a “mercenary” for the United States and seeking to create chaos, vowing Tehran would avenge the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist.
Iran’s supreme leader has mocked the rancorous aftermath of election day in the United States, saying that the vote has exposed the reality of US democracy.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the country’s armed forces after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake.
Esmail Qaani, the new commander of the shadowy Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after the killing of Qasem Soleimani, represents a continuity choice at a hugely combustible moment for Tehran but lacks the charismatic aura of his storied predecessor.
Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani will be laid to rest Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman as part of three days of ceremonies across the country, the Revolutionary Guards said.
Iran has moved to restrict social media networks that have been used to organise three days of anti-establishment protests.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has called Iran’s supreme leader “the new Hitler of the Middle East”, amid heightened tensions between the two countries.