Iran's Military Satellite Launch, Pentagon Response, Trump Regime Threats
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-23
On Wednesday, Iran's IRGC launched a military satellite into orbit 265 miles in space above planet earth. | IRGC commander General Hossein Salami said the "successful launch of the satellite promoted new dimensions of the defense power of the Islamic Republic …
globalresearch.ca/iran-military-satellite-launch-pentagon-response-trump-regime-threats/5710559
Iran Harassing the US? Trump Threatens War?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-23
The Iranian and US geopolitical agendas are world's apart. | Iran hasn't attacked another country in centuries, threatens none now. Claims otherwise turn truth on its head. | The US, in contrast, is at war on humanity at home and abroad
Trump failed on Coronavirus, now wants to "shoot down" tiny Iranian Skiffs
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-04-23
I doubt that Trump's tweet will last longer than his memory of calling the coronavirus a hoax has. He's just seeing if he can get a rise from his base by … acting like a scoundrel.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-failed-on-coronavirus-now-wants-to-shoot-down-tiny-iranian-skiffs/
Confronting coronavirus pandemic requires global, collective move: Araghchi
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
IRGC to further disappoint, frustrate enemies: Ayatollah Jannati
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Brent crude recovers as military spat between US and Iran overshadows investors' fears over storage exhaustion
rt.com | 2020-04-23
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil has climbed by more than nine percent to $22.25 (ICE) on Thursday amid renewed military tensions between the US and Iran. | Brent crude prices had fallen by more than 50 percent over the last week, reaching its lowest level since June 1999. The dramatic drop came as concerns mounted that crude storage tanks are running out of space. | On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump had warned that the US Navy would attack Iranian gunboats if they "harass our ships at sea," reigniting fears of a conflict in the Persian Gulf. | West Texas Intermediate (WTI) had similarly plunged…
rt.com/business/486614-brent-oil-price-recovers/
Iran is serious about defending national security: Salami
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
'Hug Me' goes to Italy's Patologico film festival
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Iran's defense industry to take giant stride in surging production: Hatami
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Hamedan handmade carpet bazaar void of customers
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
HAMEDAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Launching "Noor-1" satellite, a golden page in Iran's space technology: Vaezi
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Headlines of Iranian dailies on April 23
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
EU lambasts US opposition of Iran's loan request from IMF in battling COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
US forces provoking Iranian sailors in PG: Zarif
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
US Trump reacts to Iran's military satellite launch into space
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Iran's launch of 'Noor-1' military satellite 'valuable, blessed': Rouhani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Iran's coronavirus death toll hits 5,481 on Thu
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Mike Pompeo, Devourer Of Worlds
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-22
Om nom nom nom nom nom nom, | nom nom nom nom nom, | om nom nom nom nom nom nom, | belch. | That is the sound that Mike Pompeo makes | when he devours Venezuelan civilians, | when he devours Yemeni war orphans, | when he devours Iranian Covid victims, | when he devours oil and user data, | when he devours Julian Assange, | when he devours nuclear fallout, | when he devours truth and morality, | when he devours your mind, | when he devours everyone's mind, | when he devours the light of consciousness, | when he devours everything sacred about our species, | when he devours the ecosystem, | when he devours the worl…
thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/mike-pompeo-devourer-of-worlds
Trump's "Shoot Down And Destroy" Tweet About Boosting Oil Prices Or A Harbinger Of War With Iran?
Whitney Webb | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-22
Trump's recent tweet to "shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships" has sparked concern over a new war in the Middle East. However, the more immediate effect of Trump's tweet has been a big boost in oil prices and a rise in the stock market. Was that Trump's actual intention or is there another war on the way? | On Wednesday morning, President Trump announced on Twitter that he has "instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,"
thealtworld.com/whitney_webb/trumps-shoot-down-and-destroy-tweet-about-boosting-oil-prices-or-a-harbinger-of-war-with-iran
Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions
James Carden | thenation.com | 2020-04-22
Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions…
thenation.com/article/politics/coronavirus-iran-sanctions-trump/
NAJA staff prepare aid packages for needy families
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Iran Puts First Military Satellite in Orbit
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
Iran launched its first military reconnaissance satellite of the country on Wednesday, despite pressure from the United States. | RELATED: | Iran Will Allow Low-Risk Businesses to Resume Work | After months of failed attempts, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps successfully launched the satellite from the Markazi desert, about 330 km northeast of Tehran. | The device, dubbed the Nour, was placed in orbit some 425 kilometers (217 miles) from Earth, according to the official website of t…
telesurenglish.net/news/iran-puts-first-military-satellite-in-orbit-20200422-0011.html
Iranian police bust over 17 tons of illicit drugs in a week
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 5,481
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
With 90 new deaths reported in Iran, the death toll from the coronavirus surged to 5,481, state media said on Thursday.A total of 1,030 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 87,026, Iran's state broadcaster reported, citing a statement Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.Jahanpour said 64,843 people have recovered so far and were discharged from hospitals, while 3,105 patients are in critical condition.After originating in China last December, COVID-19 has spread to at least 185 countries and regions. Europe and the U.S. are currently the worst-hi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irans-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-5481-3517739
Iran Summons Swiss Ambassador Representing US to Lodge Protest Against Trump's Threats
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
The US president said he had "instructed" the country's Navy to shoot and sink Iranian gunboats if they start harassing American war vessels in the Persian Gulf. Head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami later cautioned Washington against such step warning that Tehran will shoot back.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202004231079066568-iran-summons-swiss-ambassador-representing-us-to-lodge-protest-against-trumps-threats/
US Republican Lawmaker Tells Iran to 'Get Its Act Together' or Prepare to 'Meet Soleimani'
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
Responding to recent claims by the US Navy that its ships in the Persian Gulf had been harassed by small Iranian gunboats, President Donald Trump said he ordered American warships to open fire on and sink any IRGC vessels that engage in such behaviour.
sputniknews.com/world/202004231079067106-us-republican-lawmaker-tells-iran-to-get-its-act-together-or-prepare-to-meet-soleimani/
Iran Launches US Fury
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
No wonder the US reacted with fury this week when Iran launched a satellite 465 kilometers into space. In baseball terms, the Iranians just hit the US ball out of the park.
sputniknews.com/columnists/202004231079067484-iran-launches-us-fury/
Sanctioned, Alone, but Still More Efficient: How Iran Fights Coronavirus and the US
Ivan Kesić | iranian.com | 2020-04-23
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll all over the globe, causing severe socioeconomic disruption, the stock market crash, millions of job losses,…
iranian.com/2020/04/22/how-iran-fights-coronavirus-and-the-us/
Will Trump go to war with Iran to save America's oil industry?
Scott Ritter | iranian.com | 2020-04-23
It's believed that a US-Iran war would disrupt the flow of Middle Eastern oil and, as such, should be avoided at all costs. With US oil futures trading in the negative, has the risk of such a war suddenly become attractive? Last week, nearly a dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels harassed …
iranian.com/2020/04/22/will-trump-go-to-war-with-iran-to-save-americas-oil-industry/
EU censures US for refusing to ease sanctions on Iran
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-04-23
The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic. "We supported first to soften the sanctions and second, the request by Iran to the International Monetary Fund for financial help," EU foreign …
iranian.com/2020/04/22/eu-censures-us-for-refusing-to-ease-sanctions-on-iran/
Widespread media coverage of IRGC's satellite launch
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)
UN rights chief rejects killings acknowledged by Cameroon, and Iran's execution of child offenders
news.un.org | 2020-04-22
The UN's human rights chief has been weighing in on recent killings committed by State authorities, or by rogue members of State military forces, emphasizing that all Governments must strictly abide by international law and hold those who serve, accountable for any violations.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062402
World's Cultural Ministers Attend UNESCO Video Conference
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
On Thursday, UNESCO is organizing a video conference attended by a hundred Cultural Ministers to analyze the sector's contribution to facing the impact of the COVID-19. | RELATED: | UNESCO Responds to Trump's Threat To Destroy Iran Cultural Site | In intervals every few minutes, the ministers are sharing experiences and promoting international cooperation, the organization assures in its official Twitter account. | The virtual meeting seeks national strategies to mitigate the…
telesurenglish.net/news/worlds-culture-ministers-attend-unesco-videoconference-20200422-0009.html
'Trump only wants to look strong & raise oil prices by threatening to shoot at Iranian gunboats'
rt.com | 2020-04-22
Neither Washington nor Tehran are looking for war, and Trump ordering the US Navy to destroy "harassing" Iranian vessels was likely an attempt to flex his muscles and send a signal to the oil markets, analysts have told RT. | "We have to distinguish between declarations and reality on the ground, where nobody wants a conflict" as it would be a "disaster" for both the US and Iran, Thierry Coville, research fellow at the French research organization IRIS, said. | Earlier on Wednesday, Trump ordered the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy" Iranian vessels if they "harass" American warships in the Persian Gulf. A w…
rt.com/news/486593-iran-us-navy-trump-oil/
Presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey Discuss COVID-19 Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
Presidents Vladimir Putin, Russia; Hasan Rohani, Iran; and Racep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, discussed a partnership to tackle COVID-19 in these countries on Tuesday during a telephone meeting. | RELATED: | 'Russia to Halt Covid-19 in 3 Months at Most', President Putin | The consolidation of efforts in the international community is essential to contain the spread of the virus, the leaders agreed. | During the telephone meeting, they agreed to intensify the in…
telesurenglish.net/news/presidents-of-russia-iran-and-turkey-discuss-about-covid19–20200422-0005.html
First military sat launch means SPACE CLUB membership for embattled Iran, but US may respond to it with MORE SANCTIONS
rt.com | 2020-04-22
Strangled by America's maximum pressure campaign, Iran was still able to send a military satellite into orbit, spelling the start of its space era. But from the US, the achievement will be met with only one thing: more sanctions. | Dubbed Noor (Persian for 'light'), the military satellite was on Wednesday morning propelled to 425km above ground by a multi-stage rocket launched by the aerospace arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). | Iran had been trying
How Trump's Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19
Ken Klippenstein | thenation.com | 2020-04-22
How Trump's Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19…
thenation.com/article/world/iran-coronavirus-sanctions/
Iran's police 'training' plane crashes in Mazandaran prov
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)
Will Trump go to war with Iran to save America's oil industry?
Scott Ritter | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-22
It's believed that a US-Iran war would disrupt the flow of Middle Eastern oil and, as such, should be avoided at all costs. With US oil futures trading in the negative, has the risk of such a war suddenly become attractive? | Last week, nearly a dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels harassed a formation of US Navy and Coast Guard ships operating in international waters in the northern Persian Gulf. According to the US Navy, approximately 11 Iranian fast patrol boats conducted "dangerous and harassing approaches" of a flotilla of six vessels, repeatedly crossing the bows and sterns o…
thealtworld.com/scott_ritter/will-trump-go-to-war-with-iran-to-save-americas-oil-industry
VIDEO: IRGC's satellite sends first footage from space
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)
U.S. Cruel Sanctions–MES EP.50
Marwa Osman | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-22
While US officials claim their sanctions do not affect humanitarian aid nor the medical and food supply of other countries, in Iran and Syria these areas are being targeted almost directly. | Meanwhile, Yemen's war shows no signs of abating 10 days after the Saudi-led military coalition declared a unilateral truce. We discuss this segment with Dr. Ziad Al Hafez, former Secretary General of the Arab National Conference from Washington. | Simultaneously, Yemen announced its first case of COVID-19, as aid organizations warned the country's health system, which has all but collapsed since the Saudi aggression against…
thealtworld.com/marwa_osman/u-s-cruel-sanctions-mes-ep-50
US Pompeo's wish for Earth planet, 'ignorant about global norms': FM spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)
NIAC Statement on Trump's Tweet Threatening Conflict with Iran
commondreams.org | 2020-04-22
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Iran Successfully Launches Its First Military Satellite Into Orbit
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-04-22
In February, Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami dismissed US allegations that Tehran's satellite carriers could be turned into military missiles and that the recent launch of a Zafar satellite was part of the Islamic Republic's missile programme. Iran has successfully placed into orbit its first military satellite, the country's Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/iran-successfully-launches-its-first-military-satellite-into-orbit/
Iran Boasts of Powerful Naval Strike Missiles Following US Drills in Persian Gulf
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-04-22
With two US aircraft carriers close to its shores and rising tensions at sea, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) decided to remind the world of its potent naval strike capabilities, including the Zolfaghar anti-ship missile, which has a purported 700-kilometer (434-mile) range. 'Spine Cleaver' IRGC Navy commander Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri noted earlier this …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/iran-boasts-of-powerful-naval-strike-missiles-following-us-drills-in-persian-gulf/
Iran Non-Oil Exports Hit $60bln in Two Years
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-22
Iran has pocketed around $60 billion from exports of products, services and energy since the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed its sanctions on the country's sale of crude two years ago. A senior official at the ministry of trade (MIMT) said on Tuesday that Iran had shipped a total of 135 …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/iran-non-oil-exports-hit-60bln-in-two-years/
Iran takes delivery of COVID19 test kits bought from France
IRNA | iranian.com | 2020-04-22
Iran took delivery of some six tons consignment of coronavirus test kits bought from France through Sari Su border market, the managing director of Bazargan Customs Office said. Speaking to IRNA, Sadeq Namdar said this is the third pharmaceutical consignment which arrived in Iran with the agreement of Iranian and Turkish border chiefs and through …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/iran-takes-delivery-of-covid19-test-kits-bought-from-france/
Trump Temporarily Suspends All Immigration Into The United States
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-04-21
In a stunning turn of events, late on Monday, President Trump tweeted that "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252418369170501639 Trump did not …
iranian.com/2020/04/20/trump-temporarily-suspends-all-immigration-into-the-united-states/
Reimagining Nowruz and Easter in the Post COVID-19 World
Farid Parsa | iranian.com | 2020-04-21
Easter and Nowruz have one common message for humanity, renewal. The suffering that is inherent in Easter (before the resurrection) is absent in Nowruz, for Easter is intended for the faithful and Nowruz gradually grew out of a religious setting and became a festival for all. Nowruz was a festival that Zoroaster used to celebrate …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/reimagining-nowruz-and-easter-in-the-post-covid-19-world/
'US sanctions prepared Iran to face historic oil crash'
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-04-21
First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri says America's tough sanctions targeting Iran's economy and energy sector have helped the Islamic Republic adapt to the historic oil market crash, which has seen US crude futures plunge below zero for the first time in history. "Crises and sanctions [imposed by] the United States of America have enabled us …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/us-sanctions-prepared-iran-to-face-historic-oil-crash/