Tehran, Iran — AFP Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on Friday in a show of support for Palestinians amid a bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. The demonstrators waved the flags of Iran, Palestine and Hezbollah and set fire to the flags of the US and Israel, according to witnesses. They […]
Baghdad, Iraq – AFP Iran’s foreign minister, whose government supports Hamas and other Middle East militant groups, said on Thursday opening a “new front” against Israel would depend on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant that the coun...
Damascus, Syria — AFP Israeli strikes have knocked Syria’s two main airports out of service, Syrian state media said, in the first such attack since a weekend Hamas assault on Israel triggered fierce fighting. Israeli strikes have repeatedly caused the grounding of flights at the airports in the capital Damascus and northern city A...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US and Israel should bomb Iran, Senator Lindsey Graham said Wednesday. Asked during an interview with CNN whether he wanted the US and Israel to “bomb Iran even in the absence of direct evidence of their involvement” in the attack by the Palestinian Hamas group on Israel, the Republican senator responded: [&he...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denied any Iranian involvement in Hamas’s shock weekend attack on Israel despite its strong support for the Palestinian resistance group. “The supporters of the Zionist regime (Israel) and some people in the usurping regime have been spreading rumours o...
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iran on Monday rejected as unfounded allegations it had a role in the massive assault on Israel by Hamas. “The accusations linked to an Iranian role… are based on political reasons,” foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told reporters. The Islamic republic, he said, does not intervene “in th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog has blamed Iran for the surprise Hamas attack that left hundreds of Israelis dead. “Supported and directed by their proxy commanders in Iran, they (Hamas) carried out an unprovoked, heinous attack against the Jewish state on a Jewish holy day,” Herzog said in a statement. The president vowe...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – At least four civilians were killed in attacks by Syrian armed forces in northern Syria, local sources said Sunday. The Syrian army and Iranian-backed groups carried out intense attacks in Idlib city center using ground-to-ground weapons. At least 15 others were wounded in the attacks and were transferred to nearby hospital...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden called on the Iranian government Friday to free detained rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, saying the Nobel Peace Prize winner “is an inspiration to people everywhere.” Biden said Mohammadi has suffered repeated arrests, harassment and torture at Tehran’s direction, but said her ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resolve a dispute between two of their nation’s football clubs, according to Iranian official news agency, IRNA. An Asian Champions League (AFC) match was scheduled for Monday at the Naqsh e Jahan stadium in central Iran’s Isfahan city. Unconfirmed reports said the match between ...
