Iran tension
Iran’s relations with the US and its allies in the Middle East have never been easy. Exchanges of accusations, wary statements, and an environment of mutual suspicion – all spiced up by US sanctions – have taken their toll on ties between the key regional players
- ‘Hollywood scenarios’: Tehran denies Israeli operatives killed Al-Qaeda second-in-command in Iran
Iran has dismissed a report that an Al-Qaeda commander was killed inside its territory by Israeli spies, calling the story a fabrication used by the US and Israel to avoid responsibility for their own ties to the terror group.Nov 14, 2020 07:42World News - Iran to take ‘any opportunity’ to lift Washington sanctions after US election – President RouhaniIran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Tehran will work to take any “favorable opportunity” to lift sanctions imposed by the US against Iran, hinting such an occasion could arise under a Biden administration.Nov 11, 2020 15:48World News
- Iran’s policy towards US won’t be affected by who wins election – KhameneiThe result of the presidential election in the United States will not impact Tehran’s policy towards Washington, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.Nov 3, 2020 12:54World News
- US threatens to destroy Iranian missiles if shipped to Venezuela as Washington slams Tehran with new oil sanctionsWashington will “eliminate” any long-range missiles shipped to Venezuela from Iran, the US envoy to both countries warned after an arms embargo on Tehran expired this month – but offered no evidence a single sale has taken place.Oct 26, 2020 23:58World News
- US slaps sanctions on Iran’s envoy to Iraq, citing links to Quds Force & militia groupsWashington has added the Iranian ambassador to Iraq to its sanctions blacklist, claiming he works for an elite military unit it has deemed a terrorist cell, as well as three groups it accused of “sowing discord” in the 2020 race.Oct 23, 2020 00:00World News
- Iran issues diplomatic protest over ‘absurd’ accusation of US election meddlingTehran has denied that it is trying to interfere in the US presidential contest, arguing that unlike Washington, it doesn’t involve itself in foreign elections. Curiously, the US says Iran is both trying to damage and help Trump.Oct 22, 2020 11:18World News
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