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Pompeo heads to Saudi, UAE to discuss escalating tensions with Iran
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo left for Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Sunday to hold talks regarding the escalating tensions with Iran, especially after Tehran downed a US military drone in the Gulf of Oman recently.
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Saudi Airlines divert flights to avoid Iranian administrated airspace
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Jun 23 (ANI): Saudi Arabian airlines on Sunday announced its decision to reroute its international flights away from the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz to avoid Iranian administrated airspace in the wake of Tehran's move to shoot down a US military drone earlier
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Amid US-Iran tensions, Etihad Airways supends operations through Tehran ai
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 22 (ANI): Two-day after the US restricted its airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways on Saturday suspended operations through Iranian airspace over the Straits of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman amid escalating Tehran and Washington tensions.
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Iran writes to UN alleging the downed US drone was engaged in spying
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 21 (ANI): Iran on Thursday wrote to the United Nations, alleging that the US military drone shot by the Islamic Republic over the Strait of Hormuz was in a "full stealth mode" and engaged in a spying operation.
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US drone was 'in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down,' says Iran
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 21 (ANI): Outrightly dismissing US claims regarding the issue, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday said that parts of the downed US drone were retrieved from Iran's territorial waters "where it was shot down."
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Downing of US drone aimed at sending 'clear message' to Washington: IRGC c
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 20 (ANI): Iran's move to shoot down US spy drone flying over country's airbase was aimed at sending a "clear message" to Washington, said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander-in-chief Major General Hossein Salami on Thursday.
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Iran claims to have shot down US spy drone
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 20 (ANI): The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has shot down a US spy drone flying over Iranian airspace in the southern province of Hormuzgan, state media reported on Thursday.
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The least Iran could do was partially withdraw from 2015 nuke deal: Rouhan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 19 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that Tehran's partial withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) was a 'minimum' measure the country could take in retaliation to Washington's withdrawal from the nuclear deal and subsequent s
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Iran to breach uranium stockpile limit in 10 days: AEOI spokesperson
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 17 (ANI): Iran on Monday said it will "drastically" increase the production of low-level enriched uranium after passing the limit of the stockpile permitted by the 2015 nuclear deal in 10 days, a move that is expected to heighten tension with the US.
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Iran summons UK envoy over 'unacceptable' attack claims on Gulf tankers
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 16 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the UK Ambassador to Tehran, Rob Macaire, over Britain's 'unacceptable stance' on the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week.
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Iran might scale back from nuclear deal commitments
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 16 (ANI): Iran on Saturday signalled that it might further scale back from its commitments under the nuclear deal unless other signatories show "positive signals".
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Iran denies US' allegation after attacks on Gulf tankers
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 15 (ANI): Iran on Friday denounced the allegations by the United States that Tehran was responsible for the attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
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