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Unforgotten crime: US downing of Iranian airliner
Jul 05, 2019 04:59On 3 July, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, flying from Tehran to Dubai, was shot down by the USS Vincennes, a huge United States missile cruiser.
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Trump should realize Iranians become more united in face of US bullying: Larijani
Jul 02, 2019 06:11Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States needs to realize that bullying tactics will only lead the Iranian people to close their ranks and stand more united in the face of America’s hostilities.
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US deploys advanced F-22 warplanes to Qatar for 1st time amid Iran tensions
Jun 30, 2019 01:26The US Air Force has deployed its F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters to its military base the Persian Gulf state of Qatar amid a continued show-of-force effort in the strategic region following Washington’s recent provocations against Tehran and Iran’s shot-down of an intruding US spy drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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‘Shipping in southern Iran unaffected by downing of US drone: Iran
Jun 26, 2019 01:03Iranian authorities say a recent military escalation in waters south of the country had no impact at all on shipping or container forwarding activity in the area.
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UN warns against ‘escalation’ of tensions in Persian Gulf
Jun 23, 2019 12:09The United Nations (UN)’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against “any form of escalation” in the Persian Gulf, amid threats of military strikes by the United States against Iran.
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Saudi policies stoking militarism, tension, crisis: Iran
Jun 18, 2019 01:18Iran says Saudi Arabia lacks true understanding of variables in West Asia and is fomenting tensions through its "militarism and crisis-fomenting" policies.
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If Iran wants to block Persian Gulf oil exports, it will do it publicly: Military chief
Jun 17, 2019 10:36Iran's military chief says if the Islamic Republic decided to stop oil flow from the Persian Gulf, it will do it publicly and there will be nothing covert about it.
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US, Israel behind tanker incidents in Sea of Oman: Iran’s ex-envoy
Jun 17, 2019 02:48A former Iranian ambassador and Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the US and Israel launched the recent attack on two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman to overshadow the Japanese prime minister’s visit to Iran.
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UN chief urges independent inquiry into oil tanker attacks
Jun 15, 2019 07:36UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent probe into Thursday’s attacks on two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman in the face of US efforts to frame Iran.
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Russia warns against ‘hasty conclusions’ about tanker incidents in Sea of Oman
Jun 14, 2019 12:43Russia has warned against jumping to conclusions about a Thursday incident involving two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman, which the United States has claimed were attacks carried out by Iran.