Turkey Stops Fueling IranAir Jets

An IranAir Airbus A320 passengers aircraft parks after landing at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Serbia, March 13, 2018. (Reuters)
An IranAir Airbus A320 passengers aircraft parks after landing at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Serbia, March 13, 2018. (Reuters)
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Turkey Stops Fueling IranAir Jets

An IranAir Airbus A320 passengers aircraft parks after landing at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Serbia, March 13, 2018. (Reuters)
An IranAir Airbus A320 passengers aircraft parks after landing at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Serbia, March 13, 2018. (Reuters)

Iran announced on Wednesday that Turkish airports were refusing to supply fuel to Iranian airplanes.

CEO of IranAir, Touraj Zanganeh revealed that Tehran was holding talks with Ankara over why some Turkish airports are refusing to fuel the carrier’s planes, reported the Tasnim news agency.

Iranian media speculated that Turkey was complying with US sanctions against Tehran.

Two weeks ago, the US Treasury had warned that it would impose sanctions against carriers that cooperate with Iranian airliners.



China Denies Link to Espionage Group Accused of Attacking Singapore Critical Infrastructure

People are silhouetted against the sky during their visit at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
People are silhouetted against the sky during their visit at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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China Denies Link to Espionage Group Accused of Attacking Singapore Critical Infrastructure

People are silhouetted against the sky during their visit at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
People are silhouetted against the sky during their visit at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

The Chinese embassy in Singapore refuted claims that an espionage group accused of performing cyberattacks on Singapore's critical infrastructure was linked to China.

In a Facebook post published over the weekend, the Chinese embassy said such claims were "groundless smears and accusations".

"The embassy would like to reiterate that China is firmly against and cracks down all forms of cyberattacks in accordance with law. China does not encourage, support or condone hacking activities," it wrote on Saturday, according to Reuters.

Last Friday, a Singapore minister said the espionage group UNC3886 was "going after high value strategic threat targets, vital infrastructure that delivers essential services" but did not give details of the attacks.

The minister did not link the group to China but Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant has described UNC3886 as a "China-nexus espionage group" that has attacked defense, technology and telecommunications organizations in the United States and Asia.

Beijing routinely denies any allegations of cyberespionage, and says it opposes all forms of cyberattacks and is in fact a victim of such threats.

Singapore's critical infrastructure sectors include energy, water, banking, finance, healthcare, transport, government, communication, media, as well as security and emergency services, according to the country's cyber agency.