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Passengers injured after US fighter jet flies close to Iranian airliner
Iranian state media reported that passengers flying from Tehran to Beirut were injured after an incident in which a US F-15 fighter jet flew close to the plane. US CENTCOM released a statement on the same day in which it said the F-15 had
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Trump tweets he has ordered US Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats
Amid tensions with Iran, President Donald Trump said on Twitter he has given orders for the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats found to be harassing US ships. A US Navy video last week showed small Iranian fast
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Coronavirus: Satellite images reveal Iran has dug mass graves
Satellite images taken of a mass graves site near Qom in Iran, have fuelled concerns that the Iranian authorities have not been honest about the true extent of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The images, published in the New York Times,
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Trump: Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after missile strike
President Donald Trump has said Iran appears to be "standing down" and said no Americans were harmed in Iran's ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing US troops. Speaking from the White House, Mr Trump seemed intent on
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Soleimani was a monster, says Trump, as pressure grows to disclose intelligence
US President Donald Trump has said his decision to order the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani has saved a lot of lives, calling Gen Soleimani "a monster". Mr Trump and his top advisers are under pressure to disclose more
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'56 killed in stampede' at funeral procession for Iranian general
A stampede has erupted at a funeral procession for a senior Iranian general killed in a US air strike last week, killing 56 people and injuring more than 200 others, according to reports. The stampede took place in Kerman, the home town of
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Donald Trump threatens Iranian cultural sites despite war crime concerns
US President Donald Trump insists Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the US military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq he would levy
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