A semi-official Iranian news agency says Iran’s navy has sent submarines to the Red Sea, in its first such mission in distant waters. The Fars news agency quotes an unnamed official Tuesday as saying Tehran sent the submarines to collect data in international waters and identify other warships. The report says the submarines accompanied Iranian […]
Former Coup Leader Questioned in Turkey
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
A former Turkish president who came to power in a military coup has been questioned by officials deciding whether to indict him. Prosecutors on Monday questioned 93-year-old Kenan Evren at his home in Ankara as part of a preliminary inquiry into the coup. The former army chief led the coup in 1980 and then served […]
