The aircraft had earlier taken off from Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on a warship off the island’s coast last week.
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Iran's UN Ambassador also said that Tehran would not close the Strait of Hormuz, adding that it was Iran's right to preserve the security of the key shipping route.
The status of the Iranian ship and its crew is not currently known, CBS added.
The message contained several typographical errors when published and was described by a knowledgeable source in Tehran as having been dictated by the IRGC and released under Mojtaba Khamenei's name
This comes one week after US President Donald Trump urged Iranian diplomats to seek asylum during an address at the East Room of the White House.
For years, Iranian-backed militias and terror groups attacked countries, and Iran carried out attacks directly, but the regime never seemed to face any censure.
Netanyahu said he spoke with US President Donald Trump nearly every day and that the two men spoke "openly."
The Israeli Air Force, guided by IDF intelligence, struck the checkpoints and Basij militia members, furthering the degradation of Iranian Internal Security and Basij assets.
Only a few hours before the withdrawal statement, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino trumpeted an assurance from Trump that Iran was "welcome to compete in the tournament in the United States."
The exact number of delegation members seeking protection remains unclear, with accounts from activists, officials, and Iranian state media differing.
