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Russia accuses Israel of violating agreement in jet downing

Date: 2018-09-23 10:35:28 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7588375

MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Israeli Air Force misled Russia by providing wrong information about the area of the planned air strikes in Syria on September 17, thus preventing the Russian Il-20 from moving to a safe zone, Russian Defense Ministry ....

Iran summons Dutch, Danish and British diplomats

Date: 2018-09-23 07:20:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7588178

TEHRAN, Sept 23 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of the Netherlands and Denmark and British charge d'affaires over Saturday morning terror attack on a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, Irna News ....

US warns Iran of direct action for any attacks

Date: 2018-09-22 19:08:42 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7587785

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (MENA) - US has issued a stark warning to Iran that Washington will take direct action against Tehran for any attacks, even those using proxy forces, against US interests. "We have told the Islamic Republic of Iran that using ....

Death toll from Ahvaz terror attack rises to 24

Date: 2018-09-22 11:21:53 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7587215

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (MENA) - The number of the people who were killed in the terrorist incident in Iran's southern city of Ahvaz on Saturday morning has reached 24, IRNA news agency reported. More than 53 people were wounded in the incident and were ....

Iran holds US accountable for Ahvaz attack: FM

Date: 2018-09-22 10:35:07 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7587075

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic holds “regional terror sponsors and their US masters” responsible for the Saturday terrorist attack on a military ceremony in the southwestern city of ....

4 terrorists carried out Ahvaz attack, says Iranian official

Date: 2018-09-22 10:30:03 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7587053

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (MENA) - Deputy Governor of Khuzestan province Ali Hosseinzadeh said that four terrorists carried out the attack that targeted a military ceremony in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, earlier on Saturday. The attack left 11 ....

Iran closes down two border crossings with Iraq after Ahvaz attack

Date: 2018-09-22 10:22:37 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7587019

BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (MENA) - Iran has closed down two border crossings with Iraq following the armed attack that targeted a military ceremony in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, an Iraqi well-informed source said on Saturday. The source told ....

Death toll from Iran's Ahvaz attack climbs to 11

Date: 2018-09-22 10:05:28 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7587001

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (MENA) - The number of those killed in a terrorist attack that targeted a military parade in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz early Saturday, climbed to 11, news reports said. All the killings belong to the Iranian Revolutionary ....

10 killed in terrorist attack on parades in southwestern Iran

Date: 2018-09-22 09:13:47 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7586866

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (MENA) - Several armed militants on Saturday morning attacked a military ceremony in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, the provincial capital city of Khuzestan, the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported. A provincial official said ....

Palestinian killed, 40 others injured by Israeli forces at Gaza border

Date: 2018-09-21 20:02:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7586462

GAZA CITY, Sept 21 (MENA) - One Palestinian was killed and 40 others were injured or suffered teargas inhalation on Friday as Israeli forces attacked fresh Great March of Return protests at the Gaza-Israel border, WAFA news agency reported. The ....