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Iran Military Satellite Launch Raises Tensions

April 23, 2020April 30, 2020 Samuel Gush. W Leave a comment

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has formally announced the successful launch of a military satellite into orbit. Christened Nur (“Light”), it reached an orbit of 264 miles after ascent using a Qased launcher. This is according to the IRGC statement. The nation had attempted numerous launches in recent months but failed.

Iran Confirms Ukrainian Plane Downed by Two Rockets

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Samuel Gush. W Leave a comment

The Iranian military shot down Ukrainian passenger flight PS752 using two surface-to-air missiles after mistaking it for enemy aircraft. This is according to a second report released by the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran. It reveals that the airliner was hit by two “TOR-M1” rockets.

Iran Confirms it Fired Missiles at PS752

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Vincent Ferdinand Leave a comment

Iran confirmed on Tuesday that it fired two missiles on January 8 at Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752, a catastrophic error that caused the deaths of the 176 people that were on board. As per the contents of a preliminary report by the Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran (CAOI) released today, investigators who had access to military information “found that two Tor-M1 missiles were fired from the north at the plane.”

Arab Assassination of Revolutionary Guard Commander Qasem Soleimani Foiled

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 David Wexelman Leave a comment

On Tuesday during an annual leadership meeting by the head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization Hossein Taub Soleimani revealed in a rare interview that an assassination attempt had been made on his life. The identities of the suspects has still not been revealed. The assassination was planned for several years. Through the assassination it was hoped that it would spark an internal Iranian power struggle and trigger a religious war within Iran. The suspects who are Iranian were sent abroad and trained to make the attack.

Foiled! Iran Arrests Three in “Assassination Plot” on Quds Leader

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Benedict Kasigara Leave a comment

The head of the Iranian Intelligence Service says an “Israel-Arab” plan to assassinate Qasem Soleimani has been foiled. Hussein Taeb said members of the team that were supposed to carry out the assassination were identified and arrested. Taeb has announced the failure of a plan to assassinate Soleimani, which he said had been “planned for several years” by the “Arab-Hebrew security services.”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Chief Warns Against Potential Attack

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 George Mtimba Leave a comment

The Commander in Chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, warned against attacking his country, saying that any such attack would result in the destruction of the invader. The statement of Gen. Salami comes after Washington’s announcement to send troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following the attack on Saudi oil installations last week. Tehran denied the allegations of involvement in the attack.

Tehran Threatens Washington as Washington Accuses Tehran

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 Vincent Ferdinand Leave a comment

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh has said that US bases and aircraft carriers are within Iran’s missile range. This was in reaction to Washington accusing Iran of carrying out a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco oil plant.