By Agency Report Lagos, April 3, ’26 (TNZ) Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks on Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft had been downed in the conflict and came […]
Washington, DC, July 3, ’25 (TNZ) The Pentagon has announced that United States military strikes against Iran set back the country’s nuclear programme by one to two years, an assessment that follows President Donald Trump’s claims that the programme was “obliterated”. Defense Department spokesperson, Sean Parnell, said on Wednesday that the three Iranian nuclear facilities targeted […]
Beersheba (Israel), June 19, ’25 (AP/TNZ) As a barrage of missiles from Iran hit Soroka Medical Centre in southern Beersheba and residential buildings in Tel Aviv, Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, on Thursday, overtly threatened Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At least 40 people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the attacks, according to […]
Officials tell the Washington Post that Israel will carry out attacks against the Islamic Republic before the U.S. election and plans to wrap up the Lebanon operation ‘in coming weeks’. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the U.S. that Israel will limit its retaliatory attacks against Iran to military targets. He added that Israel would […]
Weather conditions primarily caused the helicopter crash, in which Iran’s former President Ebrahim Raisi, died. Iran’s state TV had reported, citing the final investigation report on the incident. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, died when his helicopter crashed in May in a mountainous region near the Azerbaijan border. Raisi, a hardliner was a potential successor to […]
The United States has accused Iran of launching cyber attacks on the presidential campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and targeting US voters. It said added the cyber attacks were with influence operations designed to exacerbate political division. The assessment from the FBI and other federal agencies marks the first time the US government has […]
Israel’s foreign minister told Western allies including the UK and France that it expects them to attack Iran if it launch a retaliatory strike on Israeli territory. “If Iran attacks, we expect the coalition to join Israel not only in defence but also in attacking significant targets in Iran,” Foreign Minister, Israel Katz told his UK and French […]
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter, carrying him and other officials, crashed in a mountainous area of the country in poor weather. State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash that occurred in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday. The 63-year-old leader, hardline factions in Iranian politics, was […]
Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, according to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC said that on Saturday, it released the drones and missiles under the operation “True Promise”. It added that the move is part of punishment for the “Israeli crimes”. Both the US and Israel confirmed […]
Two bombs exploded, killing at least 103 people, on Wednesday, at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said. This is as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the deadliest militant […]