TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s supreme leader said a “slap in the face” was delivered to the United States, when the Islamic republic fired missiles at US troop bases in Iraq on Wednesday. “Last night, a slap in the face was delivered,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech broadcast live on state television. His remarks came after he had vowed “severe revenge” for a US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem […]
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PHL expresses “serious concern” over missile attacks vs Saudi Arabia
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Saturday expressed “serious concern” over the series of ballistic missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, including the recent launches that it said targeted populated areas of Riyadh. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said “this puts innocent civilians, including many of our kababayans there, at serious risk.” Cayetano was referring to a ballistic missile fired by a Yemeni group and which was intercepted by Saudi Arabia on […]





