The Pigeon Express
The Iranian military conducted another weapons drill in the country’s southern coasts hours before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and days after the United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over the Middle East. This was the fifth military drills in under two weeks and were held along the coast of Makran and the Sea of Oman. […]
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets in Iran’s fourth large-scale military show of force in two weeks amid tensions with the United States. The IRGC on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles that travelled 1,800km and struck artificial targets in the northern part of the Indian […]
Israel raids arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killing at least 10 Syrian soldiers and 47 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids since 2018, a war monitor said Wednesday. The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 attacks early Wednesday against multiple targets in an area stretching from the eastern town of […]
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a huge underground missile base along the Persian Gulf coast amid heightened tensions with the United States. In a clip aired on state television, high-level commanders from the IRGC are seen as they enter the underground depot, the entrance of which is painted with US and Israeli […]
Iran will start enriching uranium to 20% purity, the United Nation’s atomic watchdog said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran had informed it of its plans to enrich to a purity of up to 20% at its Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, a facility built deep inside a mountain. But the agency added: “Iran’s […]
Iran will pay USD$ 150,000 to the families of each of the 176 people who died for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet on 8 January 2020. Ukraine has called for negotiations over the compensation and for those behind the attack to face justice. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was struck by two missiles […]
At least ten people died in Iran after avalanches and blizzards hit mountains north of Tehran, officials said. The Red Crescent deployed 20 teams who rescued 14 climbers but several others remain missing. The Alborz mountain range tower over the capital are popular among climbers and skiers. Among those who died are a political activist, […]
Iran executed a journalist who was accused of using a messaging app to stir up dissent. Ruhollah Zam was hanged on Saturday after the supreme court upheld a death sentence against him, state television reported. Zam, who had been living in exile in France, was reportedly detained after travelling to Iraq last year. He ran […]
A 19-year-old Iranian Instagram star who posted her spooky images resembling Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has been sentenced to 10-years in jail. Sahar Tabar, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand has been sentenced to jail for leading the youth to corruption, among other charges. The social media star was arrested in October 2019. Masih Alinejad, […]
A satellite-controlled machine-gun with “artificial intelligence” was used to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist, a Revolutionary Guards commander says. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was shot dead in a convoy outside Tehran on 27 November. Brig-Gen Ali Fadavi told local media that the weapon, mounted in a pick-up truck, was able to fire at Fakhrizadeh without hitting his […]
Iranian officials denied rumours that the health of 81-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was deteriorating. “By the grace of God and with the good prayers of devotees, the gentleman is in good health and is busy vigorously carrying out his plan according to his routine,” the official, Mehdi Fazaeli, said on Twitter. The statement […]
The United States is preventing Iran’s efforts to purchase Coivd-19 vaccine through COVAX, a global initiative undertaken by the World Health Organization, according to the chief of Iran’s central bank. The sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran have prevented money transfer for the purchase. “So far, any methods to make payment and transfer […]