The interception comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers over two years ago. Iranian …
U.S. Intercept of Iran Plane Over Syria Is Latest in Countries’ History of Air Disasters
The U.S. and Iran have both accidentally shot down passenger planes in the heat of battle, killing hundreds of civilians as a result of the longstanding feud between the countries.
Larison: Presence of US forces in Syria is illegal, they must withdraw immediately
The writer said that this incident is a new reminding that US military presence in Syria is illegal, and that US fighter planes have no business being in Syria, nor do American forces in general.
U.S. F-15 flies close to Iranian jetliner above Syria; Iran says passengers injured
Iranian state television aired amateur footage of passengers on board screaming as the Mahan Air jetliner appeared to change course suddenly.
Did Trump Bomb Syria on False Grounds?
The American media is ignoring leaks from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that suggest a whitewash.
US confirms fighter jet flew close to Iranian jetliner above Syria
A U.S. F-15 fighter jet came within a kilometer of an Iranian airliner, leading the Iranian pilots to execute a rapid descent that injured several passengers.
Israel’s war between wars against Iran escalates in Syria
Further, there may be an opportunity to push Iran to compromise or pull back some from its regional endeavors before the upcoming elections in the US. On the most recent attack, Reuters reported: …
U.S. admits intercepting Iran passenger jet as it flew over Syria
On Thursday, the U.S. said it intercepted an Iranian passenger jet as it flew over Syria.
Iran says U.S. warplanes harassed commercial flight over Syria
Iran says a pair of U.S. warplanes harassed an Iranian airliner after it left Tehran late Thursday bound for Lebanon.
Will Syrian rebels kill each other in Libya’s proxy war?
Syrian mercenaries from that country’s civil war could now meet opposite each other in the Libyan conflict, only this time as Wagner Group mercenaries.