‘I Think Probably Iran Made a Mistake,’ Trump Says of Downing of US Surveillance Drone

US Air Force maintainers prepare a US military drone RQ-4A Global Hawk for takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 2, 2010. Photo: Courtesy Eric Harris / US Air Force / Handout via Reuters. US President Donald Trump played down Iran‘s downing of a US military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it […]

US official confirms Iran shot down drone, says it was in international airspace

Tehran reportedly used surface-to-air missile; Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it hit Global Hawk as it entered Iranian airspace By TOI STAFF and APToday, 9:41 am     Illustrative: A Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned aircraft (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via AP) An anonymous US official confirmed on Thursday that an American drone was shot down amid heightened tensions between Tehran and […]

US official confirms Iran shot down drone, says it was in international airspace

Gen. Hossein Salami says country is ready for war though no ‘intention’ for it; US official: Drone was shot down by surface-to-air missile in international airspace By AP and TOI STAFFToday, 11:14 am     In this undated photo released by Sepahnews, the website of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran […]

U.S. drone shot down by Iranian missile in international airspace: U.S. source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military drone has been shot down in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, a U.S. official said on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official said the drone was a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton. No further details were immediately available, including the time […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone

An Iranian surface-to-air missile has shot down a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz — not over Iran’s airspace as state media had claimed, ABC News and Reuters reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials. Details: AP reports Gen. Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, said on state […]

Drone wars over Yemen and Gulf of Oman revealed

Fox News and CNN revealed that a US drone was targeted by an Iranian missile during the June 13 tanker incident and that a drone was downed over Yemen by Iranian-backed Houthis. Seth J. Frantzman June 16, 2019 12:42 Two US MQ-9 Reaper drones were involved in incidents in Yemen and the Gulf of Oman […]

Don’t Blame Trump for Iran’s Aggression

The regime’s leaders are the only ones who should be made to answer for Iran’s campaign of terror. By Eli Lake June 18, 2019, 1:00 AM EDT Needlessly provocative. Photographer: ATTA KENARE/AFP Eli Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering national security and foreign policy. He was the senior national security correspondent for the Daily […]

UK, France and Germany in last-ditch effort to save Iran deal

Diplomatic offensive aims to dissuade Tehran from breaching uranium limits Britain, France and Germany are to mount a last-ditch effort to dissuade Iran from effectively quitting the nuclear deal, warning time was running out for negotiations and the risk of war in the region “has not been averted”. The diplomatic offensive includes a forthcoming visit […]

As Jerusalem meeting nears, Russia seeks ways to ease US-Iran tensions

Maxim A. Suchkov June 19, 2019   p Article Summary Russia is urging the United States to cease provocations of Iran and also is seeking to persuade Tehran to stay in the nuclear deal. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and head of delegation Sergei Ryabkov attends a conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation […]

Pentagon: US ready to defend its interests in Middle East

Latest US deployment of troops to Middle East will include Patriot missile battalion and “other deterrence capabilities”. Elad Benari, 20/06/19 The latest deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East will include a Patriot missile battalion, manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft and “other deterrence capabilities,” the Pentagon said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. “The […]

Trump’s UN envoy nominee promises to fight anti-Israel bias

Kelly Craft tells Senate says she would follow in the footsteps of her predecessor, Nikki Haley, regarding Israel. Elad Benari, 20/06/19 01:01 Kelly Craft, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the post of Ambassador to the United Nations, promised on Wednesday that, if confirmed, she would follow in the footsteps of her predecessor, Nikki Haley, […]

IDF military advocate-general stresses variety of Iran threats facing Israel

Afek mentioned Iran as a threat in the contexts of Hezbollah-Lebanon, Syria, Hamas and the launching of an Iranian drone into Israeli territory. Yonah Jeremy Bob June 19, 2019 18:44 With tensions in the region simmering, IDF Military Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Sharon Afek emphasized the wide number of threats from Iran that Israel is currently confronting […]

US intelligence proves ‘without question’ Iran behind tanker attacks

Hook: Iranian vessels operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz on June 12 and 13 approached tankers Pentagon says new troops will include a Patriot missile battalion, manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft and ‘other deterrence capabilities.’ WASHINGTON: The US envoy to Iran Brian Hook said Wednesday US intelligence proves “without question” Iran was behind the attack […]

US envoy on Iran to visit Middle East

US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook will travel to the Middle East for meetings in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss “Iran’s regional aggression,” the State Department said on Wednesday. Hook will also travel next week to Europe to meet with officials from Britain, Germany and France “to […]