Accidents and Natural Disasters

The latest news and reports of accidents and natural disasters

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FM Zarif’s Aide Meets Families of Afghans Killed in Ukraine Plane Crash

IFP Editorial Staff - February 2, 2020

Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi, an assistant to Iran's foreign minister and the director-general of the Foreign Ministry's West Asia Department, had a meeting with the families of some of the Afghan martyrs of the Ukrainian plane crash.

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Tehran-Mahshahr Flight Skids Off Runway; No One Hurt

IFP Editorial Staff - January 27, 2020

The Tehran-Mahshahr Flight 6936, a Boeing MD plane operated by Caspian Airline, slid off the runway and stopped in the middle of a road in Mahshahr on Monday, with no casualties reported.

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Istanbul-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff - January 26, 2020

Iran Airtour Airline’s Flight 9716 destined for Istanbul suffered a technical problem minutes after take-off, but managed to land at Mehrabad Airport safely.

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Iran President Condoles with Turkey on Quake Deaths

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2020

In a message to his Turkish counterpart, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani has offered condolences over the deaths and casualties in an earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey.

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Iran Sympathizes with Turkey over Deadly Quake

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2020

Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed deep regret over the earthquake that hit neighbouring Turkey on Friday.

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Iran Offers Aid after 6.8-Magntitude Quake Hits Turkey

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2020

Iran’s Health Minister Saeid Namaki has told his Turkish counterpart the Islamic Republic is ready to send relief and rescue teams to help the people affected by the heavy earthquake that struck the north-western neighbour of Iran on Friday night.

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Ukraine Plane Crash: Eyewitnesses Say Can’t Sleep Anymore

IFP Editorial Staff - January 22, 2020

Flight 752, which had taken off around 06:13 a.m. on Wednesday 8 January 2020 destined for Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, was accidentally shot down by two anti-aircraft defence system missiles only six minutes afterwards.

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Iran to Name New AI Innovation Centre after Plane Crash Victims

IFP Editorial Staff - January 22, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled plans for the establishment of a new “innovation centre” in the country dedicated to promoting artificial intelligence, and will name it after the victims of the recent plane crash.

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Ukraine Plane Crash: Cyber Attack Ruled Out, Human Error Confirmed

IFP Editorial Staff - January 20, 2020

A senior Iranian lawmaker says human error was proved to be the cause of the recent Ukrainian plane crash and the possibility of a cyberattack has been ruled out.

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President Rouhani Visits Flood-Hit Areas in Iran’s Southeast

IFP Editorial Staff - January 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has travelled to the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan to have a first-hand assessment of damages and people's conditions.

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IRGC Explains Reason for Delay in Declaring Downing of Ukraine Plane

IFP Editorial Staff - January 18, 2020

Commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh says had the IRGC made a public notification immediately after downing the Ukrainian passenger plane, “the whole country’s defence system would be crippled.”

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Iranian, Canadian FMs Discuss Cooperation on Plane Crash

IFP Editorial Staff - January 18, 2020

The Iranian foreign minister has, in a meeting with his Canadian counterpart, once again expressed regret over the recent Ukrainian plane crash near Tehran.

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Iran Says Surprised by London Meeting on Tragic Plane Crash

IFP Editorial Staff - January 18, 2020

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed surprise at a London meeting attended by representatives of countries whose nationals lost their lives in the recent tragic plane crash in Iran.

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Iranian, Canadian FMs to Hold Rare Meeting in Muscat

IFP Editorial Staff - January 17, 2020

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to hold a rare meeting with his Canadian counterpart Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday.

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Iranian, Ukrainian FMs Discuss Latest Updates of Plane Crash

IFP Editorial Staff - January 16, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Ukrainian counterpart have held a phone conversation on the latest updates of the recent plane crash in Tehran.

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Identities of All Victims of Doomed Ukrainian Jet Established: Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - January 16, 2020

An Iranian judicial official says the identities of all victims of a Ukrainian plane crash that happened near Tehran last week have been determined.

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Iran Flood Relief Work Underway in Affected Areas

IFP Editorial Staff - January 14, 2020

Various relief and rescue forces – from the Red Crescent Society to the IRGC – are carrying out search and rescue operations to reach out to victims of flooding in southeastern Iran.

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Ukraine Plane Crash Case Should Come to Special Court, President Says

IFP Editorial Staff - January 14, 2020

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has called for a special court to be formed by the Judiciary to probe into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was unintentionally shot down by the air defense near Tehran on January 8.

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Heavy Flooding in South-Eastern Iran Leaves Casualties

IFP Editorial Staff - January 13, 2020

Heavy floods in Sistan and Baluchestan, an already underdeveloped province in south-east of Iran, as well as two adjacent provinces have so far killed one, wounded several, and displaced thousands of others.

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Iran Warns UK against Meddling in Its Domestic Affairs

IFP Editorial Staff - January 13, 2020

Iran’s government spokesman has strongly criticized the UK ambassador’s participation in an illegal rally in Tehran, warning London against interference in the Islamic Republic’s domestic affairs.

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