Source: PA April 3 2016: The mother-of-one is detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at Imam Khomeini airport after a holiday visit to Iran where she showed her daughter Gabriella to her parents. July 12 2016: Richard Ratcliffe, her husband, delivers letters to Downing Street for outgoing prime minister David Cameron and his replacement Theresa … Read more
Passenger plane hijacking is disrupted and stopped during flight over Iran The purported hijacking targeted an Iran Air Fokker 100 regional commercial jet It was heading from southwestern city of Ahvaz to northwestern city of Mashhad Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard announced the incident on Friday Officals said authorities disrupted the attempt, but did not identify the hijacker … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel was ‘striking back’ at its ‘greatest enemy’ Iran as he blamed the Islamic republic for a recent attack on an Israeli-owned ship. The Israeli PM said the blast on the MV Helios Ray which left two holes in the vessel’s side in the Gulf of Oman last week was … Read more
President Joe Biden said on Friday that his decision to authorize United States airstrikes in Syria is a warning to Iran to not support militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel. ‘You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,’ Biden said when a reporter asked what message he had intended to send with the airstrikes. … Read more
A mystery explosion has struck an Israeli cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman hours after a US air strike hit Iran-backed militia forces in Syria. The Israeli-owned cargo ship was sailing out of the Middle East on Friday when it was hit by an unexplained blast, renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions … Read more
Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran: Murderer’s execution goes ahead with corpse so victim’s mother could exercise her right to kick away chair from under her Zahra Ismaili was convicted of killing her husband, an intelligence official Her lawyer claimed the husband had been abusive to her and her daughter … Read more
Iran held a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean with Russia today only hours after being blamed for the rocket attack on a US military base in Iraq. The ‘Maritime Security Belt Exercise’, held in the north of the Indian ocean is designed to ‘enhance security’ of maritime trade, state television claims. Drill spokesman … Read more
Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ Russia to hold joint naval drills with Iran and China in Indian Ocean this month Naval exercise will see the countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan made the announcement By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 20:07 GMT, … Read more
A British-Iranian academic has escaped from Iran on foot in a hazardous getaway through the mountains after he was sentenced to nine years in prison in the country. Kameel Ahmady, a dual national who has angered Iranian hard-liners with his work on sensitive issues like child marriage and FGM, was accused of working with foreign … Read more
Checking in… Former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable reveals how he drove to India via the USSR and Iran, was interned as a spy suspect in Pakistan and the joys of the Nürburgring By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 10:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 10:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 Vince Cable … Read more