Iran's state-run television acknowledged the seizure late Thursday afternoon, hours after armed men boarded it. "The violating oil tanker Suez Rajan ... stole Iranian oil by leading it to the Americans and delivered it to the Americans," state TV said.
Ayatollah regime hoists a red flag on the main mosque of Qom in sign of looming retaliation.
Iranian state television reported a first and then a second explosion during the memorial ceremony for the former IRGC general in the southeastern city of Kerman, saying several people had been wounded.
“We watched Israel’s Nazi camps in the stadiums, right?” Erdogan said in reference to a video aired on Turkish televisions that appeared to show Israeli soldiers rounding up half-naked men in a stadium in Gaza. Netanyahu soon shot back, saying: "Erdogan, who commits genocide against the Kurds, who holds a world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his rule, is the last person who can preach morality to us."
"The Agency confirms that, since the end of November 2023, the rate at which Iran has been producing uranium enriched up to 60% U-235 at these two facilities combined has increased to approximately 9 kg per month," the report to member states said.
IRNA described Mousavi as a close companion of Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force who was slain in a US drone strike in Iraq in January 2020.
"We are expanding the fight in the coming days and this will be a long battle and it isn't close to finished," PM tells members of his Likud Party.
"The Talaeiyeh cruise missile has a range of over 1,000 km and is a smart missile that can change targets mid-mission," state media cited the head of Iran's navy, Shahram Irani, as saying.
The United States has repeatedly called for condemnation of Hamas’ Oct. 7 surprise attacks into southern Israel, and recognition of Israel’s right to self-defense, which have not been included in any of the resolutions that have been adopted – or the latest draft before the council.
The Gonjeshke Darande group, which some say is linked to Israel, also known as the “Predatory Sparrow”, claims to have disabled a majority of the gas pumps throughout Iran.
