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No injuries in rocket fire that hit Baghdad's Green Zone
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 09 (Sputnik/ANI): No people were injured in the rocket fire that hit the Green Zone of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, where government agencies and foreign embassies are located, the country's security services said.
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Iran declares Jan 9 mourning day after plane crash, Kerman stampede at Sol
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 09 (Sputnik/ANI): The Iranian government has declared January 9 as the day of national mourning over the deadly Ukrainian passenger plane crash and a stampede at the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Quds Force, in his home
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Pak won't become a part of ongoing conflict between US and Iran, says Imra
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan would not become a part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran that has soared recently following Tehran's top commander Gen Qasem Soleimani's killing in a Pentagon-ordered airstr
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Rouhani says Iran's final answer to Soleimani's 'assassination will be to
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that his country's final answer to the killing of Qasem Sulaimani, the commander of the country's elite Quds Force, will be to kick all US forces out of the region.
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In fresh statement, Ukraine Embassy omits mention of engine failure as cau
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): In a new statement issued a few hours after the plane crash that took place near Tehran airport which left no surviours, the Ukrainian embassy here omitted the mention of engine failure as a cause of the tragic incident.
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Iran not looking for war, airstrike in Iraq part of our response, says Teh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India Ali Chegeni on Wednesday said that Tehran is "not looking for war," a statement which comes amid heightened tension between the US and Tehran following the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
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Authorities recover black boxes of crashed plane near Tehran airport
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Iranian authorities said on Wednesday that they recovered the flight recorders of Ukraine's Boeing 737 aircraft that crashed near Tehran international airport earlier in the day, according to the state media.
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Pilot mistake unlikely in Ukraine International Airlines plane crash in Ir
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 8 (Sputnik/ANI): A pilot error is unlikely to have caused the crash of Ukraine's Boeing 737 near Tehran, the vice president of operations at the Ukraine International Airlines said on Wednesday.
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Missile attacks 'a slap on the face' of US, says Iran's Supreme Leader
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): The strikes against US bases in Iraq were "successful" and a "slap on the face" of the United States, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.
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147 Iranians, 32 foreigners lose lives in Ukrainian plane crash
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Of the 176 people onboard the Ukraine International Airlines flight, as many as 147 passengers were Iranians and 32 passengers were foreigners, said Iran Civil Aviation Organization on Wednesday.
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'Urge Iran not to repeat these reckless attacks': UK condemns strikes on U
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 8 (ANI): The United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday condemned Iran's missile attacks on two US-led coalition military bases in Iraq and called on Tehran to not repeat such "reckless and dangerous" attacks and ensure there is de-escalation of tensions in the region soon.
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All 176 on-board killed after Ukraine International Airlines jet crashes n
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): All least 167 passengers and nine crew members were killed when a Ukraine International Airlines flight crashed minutes after take-off from Tehran airport on Wednesday, according to Iran's state media.
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