Iran unveils first domestically made turbojet

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on August 21, 2016 shows him standing next to the first Iranian made fighter jet engine in Tehran. ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The death toll from a bomb blast at a wedding ceremony in the southern Turkey rises to 50. President Erdogan says Daesh is the likely perpetrator.
     
  • Iraqi forces make headway in their battle against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in a strategic district east of Ramadi. We’ll have a report from the frontlines.
     
  • President Rouhani unveils Iran’s national aircraft turbojet during a ceremony marking the defense industry day.
     
  • New testimonies gathered by the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners' Affairs show Israel is torturing and abusing Palestinian minors in prisons.
     
  • Afghan forces retake control of a strategic district in the northern province of Kunduz, hours after it fell to Taliban militants.

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