TEHRAN, Jul 19 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi mocked President Donald Trump’s claim that a US warship has shot down an Iranian drone, saying he is “worried that USS Boxer has shot down their own UAS by mistake!”
TEHRAN, Jul 2 - 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.
TEHRAN, Jun 21 - Military experts say the loss of the RQ-4A Global Hawk will hurt the US “quite a lot”, marking the first known instance of the workhorse drone being shot down in its nearly 18-year operational history.
TEHRAN, Jun 21 - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) disclosed more information about a US spy drone it brought down on Thursday, including the aircraft’s itinerary and its unlawful and stealth maneuvering in Iran’s sky.
TEHRAN, Jun 14 - International investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014 said on Friday they would present their latest findings next week, nearly five years after the disaster.
TEHRAN, July 03 - Iran is marking the 30th anniversary of the downing of its civilian aircraft by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf.
TEHRAN, May 25 - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Netherlands has provided "no facts" to support its allegation that Moscow was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014.
TEHRAN, February 26 - Israel’s military has claimed that the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet shot down earlier this month by Syria was to blame for the crash, saying he had made a “professional error”.
TEHRAN, February 12 - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani praised Syria’s military for downing an Israeli fighter jet, saying the regime can no longer carry out hostile actions against Syria with impunity.
TEHRAN, February 10 - A senior Lebanese political analyst praised the Syrian army’s move to shoot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet and said Damascus proved that it possesses needed equipment to defend its national sovereignty.