Prominent Iranian rights advocate Bahareh Hedayat has been sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison for attending a protest gathering over the IRGC downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, as well as for her tweets. Hedayat previously spent some 7 years in prison over her activism
Iran records 195 deaths and 2,316 new cases of coronavirus
7 month agoUS Navy EP-3E Aries II 156517 orbiting near the strait of Hormuz
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is operating in the @US5thFleet in support of maritime security operations in the @CENTCOM area
U.S. officials say American F-15 came 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) from Iranian aircraft over Syria after review of flight data. Iran's Mahan Air passenger plane had "drifted from established air route" prompting airborne U.S. F-15 on standard patrol to investigate
7 month agoDebris of PS752 still at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Iranian Transportation Minister: The US military's interception of an Iranian aircraft in Syrian airspace is state terrorism
Assistant to the Iranian President: interception of a passenger plane is a clear violation of civil aviation security and the Chicago and Montreal agreements
Assistant to the Iranian President: The explanations provided about the interception of the Iranian plane are unacceptable or convincing
7 month agoDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Grateful to all partners who helped bring this moment closer. Black boxes from PS752 were read out and deciphered successfully. The transcript confirmed the fact of illegal interference with the plane. We are waiting for the Iranian side for the first round of talks next week
Ukraine expecting Iranian delegation to visit Ukraine next week - deputy foreign minister
7 month agoStatement from CENTCOM on incident with Iran's Mahan Air flight over Syria tonight
US official confirms to VOA that two US military aircraft were conducting "legal, routine flights" in vicinity of al-Tanf military base today as Iran commercial aircraft was nearby
7 month agoPro-Iran PMU telegram channel reported this @ 1944z "reports of downing an American surveillance UAV over Baiji"
7 month agoThe route of the Mahan Iranian passenger plane, which is currently returning from Beirut, to Tehran
Iranian media: no diplomat or military personnel on flight that landed in Beirut
7 month agoIran MFA spox (on Mahan plane): Details of the incident are under investigation & after conclusion, the necessary political & legal measures will be taken. Iran's UN envoy has informed UNSG that Iran will hold US responsible if anything happens to plane on the way back home
Mahan Air is heading back to Iran from Beirut. Earlier it was intercepted by USAF over Al Tanf area of Syria
Two American fighter jets approached Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace - pilot
7 month agoFootage of the incident involving a jet and an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian
7 month agoAccording to the route , the Iran's Mahan Air plane intercepted near Tanaf and never was over Damascus
Iranian Fars Agency: Israeli fighter planes intercept an Iranian passenger plane heading to Beirut, injuring a number of passengers due to the sudden drop and rise
7 month agoWatch: Video released by Iran StateTV purportedly shows the moment 2 warplanes threaten Iranian passenger plane in the Syrian airspace
7 month agoAn Iranian channel said to be affiliated with IRGC says Ershad Karimi, manager & owner of MEHR engineering company supplying precision measuring instruments, has been identified as the person responsible for the blast in Natanz where he was reportedly employed as a contractor
7 month agoIranian Fars Air Qeshm 747 EP-FAB departed Damascus Syria
Iranian Parliamentary Committee: The explosion at the Natanz nuclear reactor was the result of a security breach
7 month agoIranian miscode aircraft Mode S 730000 en route to Syria
A spokeswoman for the US State Department: We want to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear and ballistic weapon
A spokeswoman for the US State Department: Maximum pressure on Iran hinders its funding of militias
Khamenei: The Religious Authority and person of Ayatollah Sistani is a great blessing for Iraq. Hashd al-Shabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) is also another great blessing in Iraq, which should be safeguarded
