Kremlin Declines to Comment on Sale of Russian Sukhoi-35 Jets to Iran 

The Indian Air Force showing the Trishul formation, comprising three Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft, during India's 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, 26 January 2025. (EPA) 
The Indian Air Force showing the Trishul formation, comprising three Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft, during India's 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, 26 January 2025. (EPA) 
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Kremlin Declines to Comment on Sale of Russian Sukhoi-35 Jets to Iran 

The Indian Air Force showing the Trishul formation, comprising three Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft, during India's 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, 26 January 2025. (EPA) 
The Indian Air Force showing the Trishul formation, comprising three Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft, during India's 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, 26 January 2025. (EPA) 

The Kremlin declined to comment on Tuesday on a statement by a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander that Tehran had purchased Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia.

The commander, Ali Shadmani, confirmed the purchase for the first time on Monday but did not specify how many jets had been bought or whether they had already been delivered.

Iran and Russia signed a comprehensive strategic partnership on Jan. 17 which said that the two countries would develop their "military-technical cooperation."



Protest Against Gaza War Prevents Israeli Visitors from Touring Greek Island

Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)
Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)
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Protest Against Gaza War Prevents Israeli Visitors from Touring Greek Island

Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)
Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)

A cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists left the Greek island of Syros Tuesday without its passengers disembarking, after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at the island’s port, unfurling Palestinian flags and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

Carrying banners that read: “Stop the Genocide” and “No a/c in hell” — a reference to the conditions Palestinians face in the Gaza Strip — the protesters chanted slogans on the dock near where the cruise ship, the Crown Iris, was docked on Tuesday, local media said. There were no reports of any violence.

The ship is operated by an Israeli company, Mano Cruise, which said about 1,700 passengers were on board and it is sailing to Cyprus.

Greece’s coast guard said the ship set sail at around 3 p.m., earlier than originally scheduled, but did not immediately have any further details.

“The management of Mano Cruise has decided in light of the situation in the city of Syros to now sail to another tourist destination,” the company said in a press release. “All passengers and crew members are resting and spending time on the ship on their way to the new destination.”

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar contacted his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, over the incident, the Greek foreign ministry confirmed. It did not release any details of their discussion.