The Guardian | Iran: Paperwork, expenses caused plane diversion USA TODAY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran ordered a commercial aircraft chartered by the U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan to land in the Islamic Republic so it could pay expenses and complete paperwork, an official there said Saturday. The ... Chartered commercial jet carrying Americans makes unplanned landing in Iran Iran official says crew of plane carrying Americans gave false information Jet Carrying Contractors Is Ordered to Land in Iran |
Henry Kissinger: Iran 'A Bigger Problem Than ISIS' Huffington Post "That gives Iran a very powerful level from a strategic point of view. I consider Iran a bigger problem than ISIS. ISIS is a group of adventurers with a very aggressive ideology. But they have to conquer more and more territory before they can became a ... |
Fox News | US denies cooperation with Iran against ISIS Fox News The State Department said Friday it was not coordinating military action or sharing intelligence with Iran, despite an earlier report claiming Iran's supreme leader had authorized his top military commanders to work with United States, Iraqi and ... US rules out military co-operation with Iran against IS ISIS brings Saudi Arabia and Iran closer Nuclear deal or no deal, don't expect Iran changes |
WJLA | Flight carrying 100 Americans forced to land in Iran, kept for hours WJLA It landed at an airport in Bandar Abbas in southeast Iran near the Persian Gulf. A senior State Department official said the "bureaucratic issue with the flight plan of the plane” was resolved late Friday afternoon and it was allowed to leave for Dubai ... |
BBC News | Iran 'backs US military contacts' to fight Islamic State BBC News Iran's Supreme Leader has approved co-operation with the US as part of the fight against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, sources have told BBC Persian. Ayatollah Khamenei has authorised his top commander to co-ordinate military operations with the US ... America's Secret ISIS Strategy Could Iran Be Part of America's New Coalition of the Willing? |
Wall Street Journal | Iran Misses Deadline in UN Nuclear Talks Wall Street Journal Iran failed to meet an Aug. 25 deadline to provide information on its past nuclear work to the United Nations' atomic agency, the organization reported Friday, a setback that could raise fresh concerns about the chances of resolving the decadelong ... Iran 'misses' nuclear probe deadline Iran Fails to Address All Nuclear Concerns, UN Says Iran's covert military buildup and operations |
Iran ordered plane carrying Americans to land Yahoo News The State Department quickly refuted US media reports that Iran had scrambled fighter jets and forced the charter plane to land. Ilkhani said airport officials had not been aware that Americans were on board but the plane was asked to land because it ... |
news USA TODAY WASHINGTON — A U.S. military charter aircraft flying from Afghanistan to Dubai landed in Iran because of a misunderstanding over a flight plan, two U.S. officials confirmed Friday. The plane was allowed to depart after spending several hours on the ... |
U.S. Plane Unexpectedly Lands In Iran Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A charter aircraft flying from the U.S. airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan to Dubai was re-routed to Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday because of "issues with the flight plan," a U.S. State Department official said. The ... |
New York Daily News | Military plane carrying 100 Americans lands in south Iran city after flight ... New York Daily News A military charter plane carrying some 100 Americans from Bagram air base in Afghanistan was forced to touch down Friday in Iran after a flight plan snafu. The Fly Dubai plane was en route to Dubai but was asked to land in Bandar Abbas, a southern ... |