Tag: Iranian armed forces

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent...

In rare move, Iran sends warships on lengthy Atlantic voyage

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has dispatched two warships to the Atlantic Ocean, a rare mission to demonstrate the country's maritime power, state TV reported...

US hits alleged financing ring linking Yemen’s rebels, Iran

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The U.S. leveled sanctions Thursday against a Yemeni network that the U.S. government claims was cooperating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards to illicitly transfer tens...

Fire strikes largest Iranian navy ship, forcing evacuation

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TEHRAN, Iran — The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, forcing sailors...

Iran TV: ‘Technical problem’ on fighter jet kills 2 pilots

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TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian fighter jet on Tuesday developed a “technical problem” that killed both of the aircraft's pilots, state TV reported. ...

Iran: Clash near Turkey kills 2 Guard troops, 7 militants

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard forces on Tuesday killed seven militants and dismantled their cell in the country's northwest near the border...

Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked encounter

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked...

US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian boats

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WASHINGTON — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired two volleys of warning shots Monday as a group of 13 Iranian fast boats sped toward...

US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol...

Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this month, the first such incident...