When US President Donald Trump called on the UK, Germany, France, Russia and China — the other nations signatory to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, otherwise known as the Iran deal — to join him in walking away from the JCPOA, he was asking his European allies to do far more than isolate Iran. Read more about Donald Trump is currently a bigger headache for Europe than Iran[…]
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced late Wednesday that they would be stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family and begin working towards financial independence. ### The news, which the couple broke in a post on Instagram, came as a surprise to both the royal family Read more about All your burning Meghan and Harry questions, answered[…]
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense council chief, Oleksiy Danilov, said a meeting was taking place with Iranian authorities, where various causes behind the crash were “being studied,” including a theory that the plane was hit by an anti-aircraft missile, according to a statement on Facebook. ### Other theories under consideration are whether there were technical Read more about Ukraine investigators consider missile strike, terrorism as possible causes of Iran plane crash[…]
Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300 with 290 people on board, was blown from the skies by a missile fired from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes as it flew over the Persian Gulf from Iran to Dubai on July 3, 1988. ### Rouhani used that 290 number in a Twitter post on January 6. Read more about In 1988, a US Navy warship shot down an Iranian passenger plane in the heat of battle[…]
The closed-circuit footage shows a huge explosion as the plane hits the ground, leaving debris and destruction. ### All 176 people aboard died when the plane crashed early Wednesday. ### CNN geolocated the video near a football field in the town of Khajal Abad, southwest of Tehran, using satellite imagery and photos. ### The head Read more about Video shows the moment of plane crash in Iran[…]
The general staff of Iran’s armed forces said the crash Wednesday was due to human error. Iran targeted the passenger plane unintentionally, Press TV said. ### “A sad day. Preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by Armed Forces: Human error at time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster,” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Read more about Iran admits to shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane unintentionally[…]
That’s right, memes, those images you see on social media that are created, shared, remixed and shared again. ### On Twitter, messages like “World War Three is happening an i’m here drinking water and playing Minecraft & Fallout 4. Its a good way to go out,” “#WW3 is here… Who wants to chill with me Read more about How Americans and Iranians are using memes and hashtags to cope with conflict[…]
In a statement, the nation’s armed forces said it targeted the passenger plane unintentionally. It attributed the crash to radar activity and fear of US action. ### “The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. ### Ukrainian Airlines Read more about Iran says Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down unintentionally in fear of US aggression[…]
Qaboos was 79, and ruled Oman for five decades before his death Friday. He overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1970, becoming the longest serving Arab leader. The Omani government declared three days of national mourning. ### Haitham bin Tariq al-Said has been named as the new ruler, according to state-run Oman News Read more about Oman names a new leader after the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said[…]
The coach says he only wants what is best for the club after Hasan Salihamidzic was left unimpressed by his request for new signings Bayern Munich’s interim boss Hans Flick has defended his request for “one or two” additions to his squad, despite criticism from sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic. During a media session on Wednesday, Flick stated Read more about Flick defends transfer comments as Lewandowski nears Bayern Munich return[…]