Iran
Taqiyya: The Islamic Republic's most powerful weapon
The concept of Taqiyya, the religiously sanctioned practice of concealment and misdirection, has been a cornerstone of the Islamic Republic's diplomatic toolkit for four decades.
An Iranian airliner was refused permission to land at the Beirut airport on Saturday and returned to Iran.
No Iranian aircraft is authorized to land at Beirut International Airport © Mena Today
An Iranian airliner was refused permission to land at the Beirut airport on Saturday and returned to Iran.
Earlier, Turkish media reported that the IDF breeched the Beirut Airport control tower's communications and threatened Iranian civilian aircraft to stay away.
By Antoine Khoury
The concept of Taqiyya, the religiously sanctioned practice of concealment and misdirection, has been a cornerstone of the Islamic Republic's diplomatic toolkit for four decades.
Passenger movement has returned to normal at the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after it was closed following air strikes on the Iranian side that killed an Iraqi citizen, security sources and state news agency said on Saturday.
Iran's forces were hunting on Saturday for a missing U.S. pilot from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, officials from both sides said, while two airmen were rescued.
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