Huge fire at Gandhi hospital in Iran capital Tehran

Oman sacks football coach Branko Ivankovic after poor Asian Cup performance

Muscat: Oman Football Association (OFA) axed national team head coach Branko Ivankovic of Croatia after the team crashed out of the AFC Asian Cup in Doha on Thursday.

Oman Football Association (OFA), in a tweet, confirmed that they have parted ways with the Croat coach. OFA media manager Younish Al Ghafri confirmed to Times of Oman the development that took place soon after Oman crashed out of the AFC Asian Cup following their 1-1 draw against Kyrgyz Republic. Oman began their Group F campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia and followed it with a goalless draw against Thailand. On Thursday, Oman drew Kyrgyzstan 1-1 as both the teams made a tame exit from the tournament.

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عقل کل will brush it off under the rug and move on without mentioning  anything  

It is not that they failed to protect the innocent civilians, it is because they wanted to have innocent Iranian civilians Die.

Why? Because these occupiers don't give a shit about innocent Iranians being killed. They capitalize on it. More the merrier.

The private warning was based on intelligence the US had obtained about ISIS’ plans and was given to Iran based on the US government’s “duty to warn” policy, the official said. That policy applies even to US adversaries.

The private warning, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is notable not only because Iran is not a US partner or ally, but also because officials say Iran is behind a recent uptick in attacks by its proxy militias against US personnel in the Middle East. It is not clear through what channels the US delivered the message to Iran given that the countries have no formal diplomatic relations.

“Prior to ISIS’ terrorist attack on January 3, 2024, in Kerman, Iran, the US government provided Iran with a private warning that there was a terrorist threat within Iranian borders,” the official said. “The US government followed a longstanding ‘duty to warn’ policy that has been implemented across administrations to warn governments against potential lethal threats. We provide these warnings in part because we do not want to see innocent lives lost in terror attacks.”

The Iranian government was ultimately unable to stop the ISIS attack, which was the deadliest in Iran since its 1979 revolution. At least 84 people were killed and 284 injured in the blasts on January 3, which hit near Soleimani’s burial site in southern Iran. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack one day later.

CNN has reached out to the Iranian mission to the UN for comment.

According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, any intelligence community entity that collects or acquires “credible and specific information indicating an impending threat of intentional killing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping directed at a person or group of people…shall have a duty to warn the intended victim or those responsible for protecting the intended victim, as appropriate.” An intended victim includes both US persons and non-US persons, the policy says.

• Qatar and Thailand are the only teams with no goals allowed in group stage.
• Iraq, Japan, and Korea scored the most goals in the group stage with 8 goals.
• Syria, the team that Iran will face, only allowed 1 goal in the group stage. Iran allowed 2