
Anti-Western hardliners set to sweep Iran’s parliamentary elections
An economic crisis could force them to engage with the United States despite their tightening grip on power.

An economic crisis could force them to engage with the United States despite their tightening grip on power.

The strike, and Iran’s retaliation, had raised fears of wider war and frustrated some US lawmakers.

The US military expects a rise in numbers in the weeks after the attack because symptoms can take time to manifest.

Tehran calls on all parties to avoid politicising the issue and obstructing investigations.

Demonstrators chanted 'we reject Allawi' and held posters of the PM's face with a red cross through it.

News agency IRNA, quoting local aviation officials, says technical issue delayed plane’s landing causing the accident.

The distrust between the rulers and the ruled, combined with economic hardship, bodes ill for the parliamentary vote in February.

The black boxes should remain with the Iranian team that is investigating the incident, says Transport Minister Mohd Eslami.

Iranian-backed Shia factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a 'million-strong' march on Friday.

Lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh offers RM12m for deadly deed.

The US president says he monitored the strikes which killed the Iranian commander from the White House.

The supreme leader also said US sanctions imposed in a row over its nuclear programme would not make Iran yield.



The shooting down of the flight, killing 176 people, has led to one of the greatest public challenges to Iran’s clerical rulers.

'Those who sacrifice their lives in aggressive wars die for nothing'.

He, however, agrees with US President Donald Trump that additional attacks against US embassies were likely.

The admission has provoked international outrage and triggered internal protests.

The admission follows after Iran initially denied that it shot down the aircraft, killing all 176 passengers and crew.

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Meanwhile, the US imposed more sanctions on Iran following a retaliatory attack on US troops in Iraq launched by Tehran.


Representatives of the group march to the US embassy before handing over a memorandum.

Iran denies a missile brought down the plane shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 people on board.