Iranian drones strike airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan
Three Iranian drones have targeted the passenger terminal of Razi Airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan authorities told Euronews.
Videos from the scene show a drone flying towards the airport, damage to its main terminal and emergency crews on site.
In another video seen by Euronews, a drone is seen hitting the airport with a large explosion and a cloud of smoke appearing following the strike.
It is unclear whether there were any casualties at this time.
First Israeli repatriation flights land safely in Tel Aviv
The first two repatriation flights bringing home Israelis stranded abroad by the Middle East war landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday, the transport ministry said.
The flights landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday morning. Transport Minister Miri Regev said: “We are doing everything possible to bring every Israeli home safely.”
Iran pushes back on claims Kurdish groups ready to attack
Tehran said on Thursday it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups, as the US reportedly seeks to arm Iranian Kurdish guerillas to infiltrate Iran.
The strikes which killed a member of an exiled Iranian Kurdish group, according to a representative, followed a warning from Iranian officials.
“Separatist groups should not think that a breeze has blown and try to take action,” said Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
“We will not tolerate them in any way.”
Tehran claims it hit US tanker in Persian Gulf
Iranian state television said Iran had struck a US oil tanker in the Gulf with a missile on Thursday, the latest Iranian attack on the energy industry in the region.
The ship “was hit by a missile in the north of the Persian Gulf” and “is currently on fire”, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement reported by state television.
The incident, which has not been independently confirmed, came as the Guards said they had “full control” of the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Gulf to the Indian Ocean and is a vital oil and gas transit route.