Tag: israel
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Trump says US ‘must’ respond after Iran shot down US Army helicopter
Editor President Donald Trump blamed Iran on Tuesday for shooting down a U.S. Army helicopter close to the Strait of Hormuz and said the United States must respond. Iran’s top diplomat said foreign military forces near the country’s territory “are at constant risk.” In the first known operation of its kind by the American military,…
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Trump wants Italy to replace Iran at World Cup
Admin An envoy to US President Donald Trump has asked world football’s governing body FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the World Cup, according to the Financial Times. US special envoy Paolo Zampolli told the FT it would be a “dream” to see four-time World Cup winners Italy at the finals in the United…
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US rescues aviator whose fighter jet was shot down in Iran
By Admin The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new looming deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran showed no signs of backing down, striking economic and infrastructure targets in neighboring…
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Trump, Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline as hunt goes on for missing US crew member
By Admin U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel on Saturday stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway or face attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Iranian and U.S. forces searched for a missing U.S. crew member from one of two downed warplanes. Trump, who has sent mixed messages since…
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Iran shoots down US F-15E jet, Pentagon confirms
By Admin A US F-15E fighter has been shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic US search and rescue effort for its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the war. Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris early on Friday, accompanied by an initial claim…
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Plateau residents confirm at least 26 dead after Palm Sunday massacre
By Editor Residents of the Anguwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have confirmed at least 26 deaths following the deadly Palm Sunday attack, with more victims still hospitalised. In a fresh video released on Monday morning and obtained by SaharaReporters, lifeless bodies of victims were seen lying out, as…
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Iran targets British-US base and its main nuclear enrichment site is struck again
By Editor Iran targeted a joint UK/USA military base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. “The war is not close to ending,” said Israel’s army chief, Gen. Eyal Zamir, while Iran said it targeted Israel’s nuclear program,…
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Iran executes 19-year-old champion wrestler
By Editor The Iranian regime, led by Mojtaba Khamenei hanged young wrestler, Saleh Mohammadi on Thursday. Mohammadi has represented his country internationally and was held over his alleged involvement in the protests that shook the nation last January. The execution, in which Iranian citizens Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi were also killed, followed a judicial…
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Suicide bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Maiduguri
By Editor In the updated count, at least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured in a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State. A post office, a popular weekly market, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were hit within minutes of each other at around 7.30pm on Monday. The sites,…
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Iran’s war targets widen into civilian infrastructure, hit Bahrain water plant
By Editor The Iran war’s targets widened dangerously into civilian infrastructure Sunday as Bahrain accused Iran of striking one of the desalination plants that are crucial for Gulf nations’ drinking water. As Israeli-struck oil depots smoldered in Tehran after a late-night strike, prompting environmental warnings for citizens, Iran’s president vowed to expand attacks on U.S.…
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