Category: Iran

Iran Allocates Payment for Downing Ukraine Plane, but Ottawa Says No Offer Yet

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. Iran will pay $150,000 for each victim, state TV reported, without specifying a timeline for the awards….


B-52Hs Fly to Middle East in Apparent US Warning to Iran

Two B-52H “Stratofortress” bombers flew a 30-hour round-trip mission from the United States to the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in what appears to be a show of military readiness aimed at Iran. The mission to the Middle East was the second of its kind this month. The long-range warplanes took off from Minot, North Dakota, on…


At Least 8 Climbers Killed in Iran, More Missing After Heavy Snowfall

DUBAI—At least eight climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran’s capital Tehran after heavy snowfall and a blizzard, state television reported on Saturday. Several climbers remain unaccounted for since Friday when two deaths were reported, while the number reported as missing has increased as concerned families contact the authorities,…


Facts Matter (Dec. 24): US Embassy Attacked; Trump Issues Stern Warning; Which Country is Responsible?

A missile strike on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad has President Donald Trump publicly calling out Iran. After months of negotiating, the House came together and failed to reach an agreement on the relief bill. Stimulus checks now in limbo. In Arizona, the Senate is suing election officials to get them to hand over voting…


Video: Facts Matter (Dec. 24): US Embassy Attacked; Trump Issues Stern Warning; Which Country is Responsible?

A missile strike on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad has President Donald Trump publicly calling out Iran. After months of negotiating, the House came together and failed to reach an agreement on the relief bill. Stimulus checks now in limbo. In Arizona, the Senate is suing election officials to get them to hand over voting…


FBI Says ‘Iranian Cyber Actors’ Created Website Threatening US Election Officials

The FBI and CISA say Iranian cyber actors are responsible for creating a website to incite violence among 2020 presidential election officials.


‘Think It Over’: Trump Sends Warning to Iran After Rockets Hit US Embassy

President Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran after rockets were fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Tweeting a photo of the purported rockets, Trump said that the “embassy in Baghdad got hit Sunday by several rockets.” He made the comments as he was traveling to Mar-a-Lago in Florida for Christmas. “Three rockets…