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Iran plane crash: At least three killed as military jet comes down near school

Local army official praised the pilots for ‘sacrificing’ their lives in an effort to prevent the planes from crashing in a residential area

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

Fighter jet crashes in Iran’s Tabriz

State media reported that the plane hit the ground near a school. Two pilots and a pedestrian were killed.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2022

U.S.-built military jet crashes in Iran, killing three, state TV reports

A U.S.-built F5 jet in use by the Iranian military crashed into the wall of a school in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Monday, killing the two pilots and a person on the ground, Iranian state TV reported on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2022

Israel PM: New Iran nuclear deal coming ‘shortly’ will be ‘weak’

Naftali Bennett criticises a potential agreement being negotiated in talks between Tehran and world powers in Vienna.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2022

Israel Sees Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Shortly,’ Warns it Will Be Weak

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran may "shortly" agree a new nuclear deal with major powers but warned it will be weaker than the original 2015 agreement. Bennett was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting following indications that the outline of a deal was taking shape at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2022

French Ambassador to UN to Asharq Al-Awsat: Political Process in Syria Has Become a 'Joke'; Iran's Nuclear Program Is a 'Top Priority'

The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Nicolas de Riviere, stressed that the war in Ukraine, if it occurred, would be a "disaster" for the European people. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he expressed his "pessimism" regarding the current situation in Syria, describing the political and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2022

Iran’s parliament sets conditions for return to nuclear deal

The legislators’ show of force comes as an agreement may be reached in Vienna with world powers within days.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2022

Iran Lawmakers Want Guarantees US Won't Leave Revamped Deal

Iranian lawmakers have urged President Ebrahim Raisi to obtain guarantees from the US and three European countries that they won't withdraw from the nuclear agreement being renegotiated in Vienna, an Iranian news agency reported Sunday. Meanwhile, Israel’s prime minister said the emerging deal is less stringent than the previous agreement,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2022

Iran lawmakers want guarantees US won't leave revamped deal

An Iranian news outlet says lawmakers have urged President Ebrahim Raisi to obtain guarantees from the U.S. and three European countries that they won’t withdraw from the nuclear agreement being renegotiated in Vienna

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022

Iranian parliament issues conditions for return to nuclear deal - IRNA

A majority of Iran's parliament on Sunday issued a statement of conditions to be met if Tehran is to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, the country's official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2022