The state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) network claimed on Thursday afternoon that fighter jets had harassed a Mahar Air commercial flight over Syria. Various state-run Iranian and Syrian outlets disputed if the identity of the fighter jets was Israeli or American.
At least four English-language Iranian regime sites claimed on Wednesday that missile strikes targeting Iraqi airbases housing U.S. troops killed “at least 80 American forces,” a claim the U.S. government has not corroborated nor has any evidence surfaced to support it at press time.
Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency claimed in a “report” Monday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is planning to overthrow his father in an elaborate coup.
The pro-Iranian state outlet Fars News Agency accused President Donald Trump of exploiting anti-Islamist protests in the nation with “outrageous and insulting” comments against the repressive regime, claiming, “the people of Iran don’t want Trump’s sympathy.”
Iran has arrested organizers of a rally which took place on Friday at the tomb of the ancient Persian King Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae, Iran, to protest the clerical regime’s policies and which coincided with the historic monarch’s birthday.
The Islamic Republic of Iran seized two U.S. Navy vessels while they were navigating the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, detaining the ships and ten American sailors near Iran’s Farsi Island, the Pentagon said.
Iranian regime officials have pledged to respond to any coming U.S. sanctions by “forcefully” continuing to boost “its missile capabilities,” announced defense minister Brig Gen Hossein Dehqan on Friday. The Obama White House was said to be preparing financial sanctions
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Alan Eyre gave an exclusive interview on Monday to Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency, according to the Tehran-based outlet.
