's defense minister said Tuesday that his country will boost cooperation with in the fight against any moves to disintegrate the country, semi-official Fars news agency reported. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is opposed to disintegration of Iraq and distortion of the country's borders. We ...
ISTANBUL, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to land in Iran's capital of Tehran for a crucial visit on Wednesday, which analysts say may help boost cooperation in war-torn Iraq and Syria but is not likely to produce an all-around deal. "Given the fluidity of ...
and Turkey on Monday reiterated their alliance against the recent i Kurdish disputed vote for independence and vowed to increase military cooperation. In a meeting here on the day, Iran and Turkey's top military officials dismissed the results of the Kurds' referendum and rejected it as ...
Iran TV/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian and Iraqi central government forces are to hold joint military exercises near their borders, Iran’s state television reported on Saturday, as part of Tehran’s effort to support Baghdad after the Kurdish independence referendum. State television quoted a ...
TEHRAN – The top military commanders of Iran and Turkey on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan, saying it is “unacceptable” The renewed opposition to the independence referendum was made after a meeting in Tehran between Iranian Armed Forces ...
The Iranian and Iraqi forces will hold joint war games at several crossings on Iran's border with the autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region, according to officials. The announcement on Saturday came in the wake of a controversial secession referendum in Iraq's Kurdish region. Monday's poll was ...
Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has warned companies against shipment of oil products to and from the Iraqi Kurdistan "until further notice," Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday. The decision is in line with Tehran's series of measures in response to a referendum held in ...
Iran and Iraq have started out joint military maneuvers in the Islamic Republic's west and northwest to practice providing security for their common borders. The drills, codenamed Eqtedar (Authority), recruit armored, artillery, and infantry units of the Iranian Army, the drone and helicopter ...
Turkey's Military Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar is in Tehran for talks with Iran's top military and political officials, expected to tackle border security and counter-terrorism along with regional issues. Akar arrived in Tehran late Sunday on the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Major ...
Iran has launched joint war games with the neighboring Iraq along its western and northwestern borders. The commander of the ground forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour has said that the armor units alongside with artillery, drones, and ...
Iran’s Custom administration has suspended activity of a checkpoint on the border with the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq following the disputed independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq on Sept. 25. According to a letter, signed by Ahmad ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of the 22-year-old Shani’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and ...
A homeless man on parole for an assault conviction dragged a jogger by her hair on a beach near before attempting to rape her earlier this week, police said. The alleged incident occurred at around 7:15 a.m. on the Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica. Witnesses told a 911 dispatcher that a woman, ...
A former Orlando police officer, David Arenas, passed away earlier this week after jumping into Lake Minneola in Clermont. Arenas served with the department from 1992 until his retirement as a lieutenant in 2020. The tragic incident occurred on Monday, May 13, while Arenas was enjoying the water ...
Colonial Williamsburg American Revolution Barracks/ WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War, including chimney bricks and musket balls indented with soldiers' teeth. The site is on the ...
Watch a previous NBC4 report on O’Charley’s Ohio closures in the video player above. ) — A national steakhouse, which once operated several central Ohio restaurants that shuttered after the chain filed for bankruptcy, is returning to Columbus after purchasing a former O’Charley’s that closed ...
on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the CFPB is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court and drawing praises from consumers. wrote the majority opinion, ...
Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The measures imposed on Wednesday for at least 12 days boost security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four ...
LONDON (AP) — They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid enabled by the technology designed to make it easier to unlock and ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. The July 17 closure will clear the way for major renovations and construction ...
The United Nations has said that an Indian staff member's death this week in Gaza was caused by an Israeli tank attack on his vehicle. Col Waibhav Kale, a former Indian army officer, died on Monday after a UN vehicle was struck near the city of Rafah. Another staffer was injured. Col Kale's ...