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Iran President blames ‘foreign forces’ for insecurity in Gulf

With the United States targeting Iran for the blasts at the Saudi oil infrastructure, Tehran has sent Washington a diplomatic note denying any role in drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities.

SNS | September 22, 2019 1:00 pm

Iran President blames ‘foreign forces’ for insecurity in Gulf

President Hassan Rouhani (C) said on September 22 that the presence of foreign forces creates "insecurity" in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. "Foreign forces can cause problems and insecurity for our people and for our region," Rouhani said in a televised speech at the annual military parade, adding that Iran would present to the UN a regional cooperation plan for peace. (Photo by - / Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region.

“Foreign forces can cause problems and insecurity for our people and for our region,” Rouhani said in a televised speech at an annual military parade, adding that Iran would present to the UN a regional cooperation plan for peace.

With the United States targeting Iran for the blasts at the Saudi oil infrastructure, Tehran has sent Washington a diplomatic note denying any role in drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities. Iran has also warned that it would respond to any action against it.

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The formal memo sent on Monday through the Swiss embassy, which represents US interests in Tehran, “emphasised that Iran has not played any role in this attack”, the official IRNA news agency said.

It said Iran “denies and condemns claims” by US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it was behind the attacks.

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