Iranians

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

9:26 pm January 12, 2020

DUBAI: Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square, Tehran University and other landmarks […]

As Iran and US take a step back, Canada and Ukraine grieve

4:49 pm January 11, 2020

TORONTO: The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war. “All is well!” President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night, days after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran’s most powerful general, and Iran, after a barrage of missiles, had signaled it was stepping back […]

US believes Ukrainian plane shot down by Iranian missile, says Pompeo

11:57 pm January 10, 2020

Washington: The US believes it is “likely” that an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran, killing all 176 on board, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. Within minutes of the Ukrainian flight PS752 taking off from Tehran, the plane came crashing down killing all 176 people on board on […]

US says will sanction Iran ‘abuses’ against protesters

10:14 am November 22, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Iranians on Thursday to send photos and other information documenting repression amid ongoing protests, while vowing to sanction “abuses” by the Islamic republic. Demonstrations erupted in sanctions-hit Iran last Friday, hours after the price of gasoline spiked by as much as 200 percent. Unrest spread to scores […]

One dead as petrol protests spread in Iran

7:58 pm November 16, 2019

Tehran: One person was killed and others injured in protests that spread across Iran on Saturday after a surprise decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing in the country hit by US sanctions. The death occurred in the central city of Sirjan, where people tried to set fire to a fuel depot but were […]