Tehran, Iran – AFP Iran’s army has so far found no evidence of criminal activity in the helicopter crash that killed the country’s president Ebrahim Raisi and seven others, state media reported. The 63-year-old died on Sunday after his helicopter went down in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a da...
ISTANBUL (AA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is a “loss to people aspiring for justice,” state media reported. In a condolence message to Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s first vice president, Kim said: “The demise of the president is a great loss to the fraternal Iranian people […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his condolences to the people of Iran over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, stressing that Ankara will stand by Iran “in these difficult and sad times.” In a post on X, Erdogan prayed for Allah’s mercy upon Raisi who died in a helicopter […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior government officials in a helicopter crash. “Seyed Ebrahim Raisi was an outstanding politician whose entire life was devoted to serving the Motherland. He rightfully enjoyed high respect from his co...
ISTANBUL (AA) -Leaders from the Arab and Muslim world have extended their condolences to Tehran following the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian and other top officials in a helicopter crash. “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani expressed his deepest condolences to the Iranian government and ...
Isfahan, Iran – AFP UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, visiting Iran on Tuesday, urged the country to adopt “concrete” measures to bolster cooperation on its nuclear programme and address the international community’s concerns. At a news conference in the city of Isfahan, Grossi said he had proposed in talks with I...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that efforts are underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, but that this will not resolve the crisis in the Middle East. “Some people think that by forcing neighbouring countries to normalize their ties (with Israel) th...
Baghdad, Iraq – AFP Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces. In response, the Iraqi forces launched a major search operation in northern Nineveh province and found the vehicle used in the attack, they said in a statement. It […]
Iran’s major air base and nuclear site near the city of Isfahan were apparently targeted by an Israeli drone attack on Friday morning. Iranian air defenses fired back. Anonymous U.S. officials have confirmed Israeli involvement in the attack. Iran’s state television and the UN’s nuclear watchdog confirmed that the Isfahan facilit...
Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the main person to blame for Iran’s first direct attack on Israel. “The main person responsible for the tension that gripped our hearts on the evening of April 13 is Netanyahu and his bloody administ...
