Iran strikes Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for US attacks in Hormuz
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Strikes come after US attacked Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz over the downing of a helicopter. Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed attacks on United States military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement carried by state media on Wednesday, the IRGC said it launched drone attack on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, as well as a long-range missile strike on an air base in Azraq, Jordan. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list It said it attacked 21 US targets and destroyed four of them, including an F-35 fighter jet hangar at the base in Jordan. It also claimed shooting down a US MQ-9 drone in the skies over the Iranian city of Jam. The latest flare-up comes after the US military attacked Qeshm Island and ports along the Iranian coast in the Strait of Hormuz after blaming Iran for the downing of a US Apache helicopter earlier on Tuesday. The IRGC said the US’s attacks had caused damage to a telecommunications tower in the town of Sirik and destroyed to water tanks there. It also warned that its forces remain fully prepared to deliver a “crushing and decisive” response to any US military actions, and said Washington would bear full responsibility for the consequences of further escalation. There was no immediate comment from the US. In Jordan, the military said it intercepted and shit down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq and said the operation “resulted in the fall of shrapnel without any human injuries or material damage”. The attacks prompted air raid alarms in Bahrain and Kuwait. Advertisement The Kuwaiti Army said earlier that it was intercepting “hostile aerial targets” in the country’s airspace, without elaborating further. Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in the US, said that Iran is trying to respond “proportionately, but very harshly and swiftly against any American attack”. “Because otherwise, a new normal is established, one in which the United States can strike at Iran with more or less impunity,” Parsi told Al Jazeera. “The Iranians are trying to make clear that any attack on them would be responded to, regardless of the size and the scope,” he said. Adblock test (Why?)
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Air Canada pilot accused of flying for 17 years without proper licence
Former airline captain charged with fraud after allegedly commanding more than 900 flights without required credentials. Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 A former airline pilot in Canada has been arrested for allegedly flying hundreds of flights without a proper licence for nearly 17 years. Police in Peel, Ontario, said on Tuesday that they had charged former Air Canada captain Geoffrey Wall with fraud and other charges following a four-month investigation. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The Peel Regional Police said Wall, 59, had used fraudulent pilot licences to command more than 900 domestic and international flights between 2009 and 2025. Police said they obtained evidence to suggest that Wall had deceived both Air Canada and civil aviation authorities about his credentials before his retirement in 2025. While Wall did hold a valid commercial pilot licence, he did not have an airline transport pilot licence, the highest level of pilot certification required to captain commercial aircraft, police said. Wall faces one count of fraud, two counts of uttering forged documents, three counts of possessing a counterfeit trademark, and one count of public mischief. Al Jazeera was unable to locate Wall’s legal representatives for comment. “This case is deeply concerning and strikes at the heart of public trust and safety, as the accused is alleged to have put hundreds of thousands of passengers at risk across more than 900 domestic and international flights,” Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said in a statement. Air Canada said that while it viewed the pilot’s alleged actions with “utmost seriousness”, passenger safety had not been compromised, as all pilots undergo mandatory training every six months to assess their competency, in addition to an annual flight check with a certified pilot. Advertisement The airline said that Wall had “successfully met or exceeded” his training requirements and demonstrated “a high level of competency to safely operate large aircraft”. The Canadian flag carrier also said it had found no other instances of non-compliance with licensing requirements following an audit of its pilots. “Immediately upon Air Canada’s discovery of this, the individual was removed from active duty, and the company voluntarily reported the matter to Transport Canada,” the airline said in a statement. Hassan Shahidi, a licensed pilot who heads the US-based Flight Safety Foundation nonprofit, described the charges against Wall as an “exceptionally rare case”. “If the allegations are proven, the key issue isn’t that an untrained person was flying airliners, but that this pilot bypassed a fundamental regulatory requirement for many years,” Shahidi told Al Jazeera. “The case could point to weaknesses in licence verification and oversight processes, particularly if fraudulent credentials were able to evade detection for so long.” Shahidi said that Wall’s alleged actions did not appear to have exposed passengers to the same level of risk that they would have faced if an untrained pilot were at the controls. “The larger concern is the apparent failure of a regulatory safeguard that is supposed to ensure trust in the system,” he said. Adblock test (Why?)
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