Monday, 26 April 2021, 16:38
Tehran knew immediately cause of UIA plane crash â NYT
26.04.2021 14:28
Ukrinform
The Iranian authorities knew immediately the cause of the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) passenger plane near Tehran in January 2020.
This was reported by The New York Times, citing a leaked audio recording of the conversation of a man identified as Iran s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
In particular, according to the recordings, Mr. Zarif said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) knew immediately that their missiles had hit the plane, but only admitted to it three days later.
Soon after the plane was brought down, he attended a small meeting of the national security council with two top military commanders, and said the world was demanding an explanation.
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By Hamodia Staff
YERUSHALAYIM -
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters/File Photo)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the power of Qassem Soleimani in leaks published Sunday from an interview he gave last year, saying the assassinated head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had been setting Tehran’s policy.
Zarif said that Soleimani had worked with Russia to sabotage the nuclear deal and acted in Syria’s long-running war in a way that damaged Tehran’s interests, as well as undermining him on a number of occasions, the
New York Times reported.
Monday, 19 April 2021 5:47 AM
[ Last Update: Monday, 19 April 2021 10:09 AM ] In this file photo, IRGC Quds Force’s Deputy Commander Mohammad Hejazi is seen against a background picture of the force’s martyred commander, Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US airstrike on January 3, 2020.
Deputy Chief of the IRGC Quds Force General Mohammad Hejazi has passed away after years of suffering from the effects of chemical weapons used during the Iraqi war of the 1980s on Iran, IRGC spokesman Ramazan Sharif says.
“This honorable martyr had been exposed to chemical agents during the Sacred Defense and had been suffering from the effects. He also contracted the coronavirus a few months ago, from which he recovered,” Sharif said Monday.
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India, Iran reject Islamic Emirate s return to Afghanistan, says Kabul won t go backwards
India, Iran reject Islamic Emirate s return to Afghanistan, says Kabul won t go backwards
Last Updated: Mon, Apr 19th, 2021, 16:25:08hrs
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): India and Iran on Saturday said that Afghanistan would not go backwards regarding return of the Islamic Emirate used by Taliban in their five-year long rule on Kabul, reported Afghanistan Times. We need to put our differences aside and focus on our commons including the reality that the Islamic Emirate is an existential threat against Pakistan and a national security threat for Iran and India, said Iran s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.