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Vantage | How a Qassem Soleimani statue at a soccer match venue reignited the Iran-Saudi Arabia divide
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoThe anticipated match was between Saudi club Al-Ittihad and Iranian club Sepahan, set to take place in the Iranian city of Isfahan
Iran wants revenge against US, aiming to kill Donald Trump
• 2 years agoAmirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace force, also spoke of Iran's often repeated threat to avenge the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander, saying "We are looking to kill (former U.S. President Donald) Trump"
Iran's Ebrahim Raisi vows vengeance three years after general's death
• 2 years agoGeneral Qassem Soleimani, the architect of Iran's regional military activities, was killed in a US drone strike in neighboring Iraq. He is hailed as a national icon among supporters of Iran's theocracy, while the protesters have torn down billboards and defaced other images of him
Two Israeli media outlets hacked on anniversary of Irianian general Qassem Soleimani's killing
• 3 years agoThe website of the Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of Maariv were taken over with a picture of a fist firing a shell out of a ring with a red stone on a finger toward an exploded dome
Iran retrieves 19 seconds of cockpit conversation, other data from before missile hit Ukrainian jetliner
• 5 years agoThe shootdown took place after Iran's ballistic missile attack targeting US soldiers in Iraq, in response to an American drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani
Iran's civil aviation agency blames misaligned radar system, communication gap for Ukrainian plane crash
• 5 years agoOn 8 January, a Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed shortly after the plane took off from Tehran's main airport, killing all on board.
Pentagon claims US launched airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Shia group in Iraq base; defence dept says 5 weapon storage facilities hit
• 5 years agoThe US launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad, the Pentagon said
Donald Trump wrong to think 'maximum pressure' campaign will break Tehran regime, says Iran foreign minister
• 5 years agoIn recent months, Iran has steadily violated the limitations the deal placed on the amount of enriched uranium and heavy water it can stockpile, the number and type of centrifuges it can operate, and the purity of the uranium it enriches.
Senate moves to limit Donald Trump's authority to use military force against Iran; US president promptly vetoes resolution
• 5 years agoThe Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran, with eight Republicans joining Democrats in a post-impeachment bid to constrain the White House
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy claims leaked audio clip reveals Iran knew immediately it had shot down aircraft
• 5 years agoA leaked audio recording of an Iranian pilot talking to the control tower in Tehran shows that Iran knew immediately it had shot down a Ukrainian airliner last month, despite denying it for days, claims Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.