Israeli officials say a response to Iran’s attack earlier this month is imminent. Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on October the 1st. Many Iranians say they’re concerned a potential Israeli retaliation could lead to an all-out war. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tehran. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Iran #IranAir #Tehran #TehranAirport #IranCivilAviationOrganization #IranCancelsFlights #MehrabadInternationalAirport #IranIsraelTensions #IranAttackOnIsrael #AlJazeeraEnglish
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced on Sunday that all flights to and from the country will be cancelled until Monday morning, as reported by the semi-official Mehr news agency. Tohid Asadi, a Tehran-based writer and specialist in Iranian affairs, says it was not immediately clear why aviation authorities had decided to cancel flights until Monday morning. “We do not know much – whether it’s going to be sort of an offensive or defensive action, or simply a measure of precaution,” he told Al Jazeera, adding that this remained to be seen. Asadi noted, however, that the announcement came amid heightened tensions, citing Israeli PM Netanyahu’s statements threatening Iran in […]
Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is making a comeback bid in the upcoming presidential election. He’s the first prominent candidate to register for the elections set to take place on June 28th. Ahmadinejad previously served two four-year terms from 2005 to 2013. These elections are being held following the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and eight other people. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem joins us live from Tehran to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Iran #IranElection2024 #MahmoudAhmadinejad #EbrahimRaisi #AliKhamenei #AlJazeeraEnglish
Iran’s Supreme Leader has declared five days of national mourning following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. The wreckage was found early on Monday. The foreign minister, one of the nine on board, has also been confirmed dead. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports on how events unfolded before and after the crash. To discuss this further, Hamidreza Azizi, a Nonresident Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, joins from Berlin, and Alex Macheras, an independent aviation analyst and consultant, joins from Doha. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our […]
The semi-official news agency reports that the Iranian president, foreign minister and other occupants of the helicopter, including East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, have been “martyred” (killed). Iran’s president dead after helicopter crash, state media confirms Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
The semi-official news agency reports that the Iranian president, foreign minister and other occupants of the helicopter, including East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, have been “martyred” (killed). There is still no official confirmation that Raisi is dead, but medics have said that they found “no signs” of life at the crash site. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem is in Doha and Resul Serdar is in Tehran for the latest. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Iran #IranHelicopterAccident #EbrahimRaisi #Raisi #AmirAbdolahian #EastAzerbaijan #BreakingNews #news
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is wrapping up a visit to Nicaragua, where he has met President Daniel Ortega in Managua. The visit is part of a three South American countries of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba and the tour is expected to include political and economic deals. Prior to his departure, the president had described Iran’s relations with the South American countries as “strategic.” Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #EbrahimRaisi #IranianPresiden #Nicaragua #IranNicaraguaTies #IranSouthAmericaTies #IranLatinAmericaTies
President Vladimir Putin says he is willing to allow shipments of Ukrainian grain. But he says he will only do it if restrictions on Russian grain are removed. Earlier Putin held talks in Tehran with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those discussions were meant to focus on Syria, but they were overshadowed by the effects of the war in Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tehran, Iran. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TehranSummit #Putin #UkraineWar
Iran and Venezuela have signed a 20-year cooperation agreement. President Nicolas Maduro’s trip to Iran coincides with the Summit of the Americas, which he was not invited to attend. Al Jazeera’s @Victoria Gatenby reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iran #Venezuela #Politics
After nine months and seven rounds of talks, negotiations to limit Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief seem to be heading towards a stand-still. Leaders of the new Iranian administration resumed talks in Vienna last week. The United States says Iran isn’t serious about returning to nuclear compliance. As a new draft deal nears completion, European negotiators accuse the Iranians of taking a step backwards. President Raisi is also promising to tackle Iran’s long running economic problems. Are both aims achievable? And will he be forced to make concessions? Presenter: Kim Vinell Guests: Hamed Mousavi, Professor of Political Science, University of Tehran. Sahil Shah, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament […]
