The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

Thursday, July 04, 2019 12:20

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On 31st anniversary, Iranian officials, relatives mourn US downing of  passenger plane

On 31st anniversary, Iranian officials, relatives mourn US downing of passenger plane

Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the US downing of its passenger plane, which killed 290 people among them 66 children. Since then the US has neither apologized nor taken responsibility for this crime.

Tuesday, July 02, 2019 05:56

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Iran marks 31st anniversary of US downing of passenger plane

Iran marks 31st anniversary of US downing of passenger plane

Iran is commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of its passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf waters.

Tuesday, July 02, 2019 08:52

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FM Zarif says Iran to  put up spirited resistance in face of US pressures

FM Zarif says Iran to put up spirited resistance in face of US pressures

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will continue to put up spirited resistance in the face of the United States’ “maximum pressure” campaign, just as it persevered during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.

Saturday, June 29, 2019 06:17

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Iranian nation lost 72 innocent leading figures in 1981 terrorist attack

Iranian nation lost 72 innocent leading figures in 1981 terrorist attack

Dr. Beheshti was considered as a right-hand of the great Imam and the founder of the Islamic Republic on several occasion hailed Beheshti’s knowledge of worldly and religious affairs and his political wisdom.

Thursday, June 27, 2019 09:16

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Western-backed groups committed act of terrorism in Iran

Western-backed groups committed act of terrorism in Iran

The Hafte Tir bombing, which killed over seventy senior Iranian officials, including Chief Justice Dr. Mohammad Beheshti, then Iran's second-highest official. Two months later of the same year, former President Mohammad Ali Rajaei and then-Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar, also lost their lives in a bombing in the capital, Tehran, 36 years ago.

Thursday, June 27, 2019 02:28

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