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Iran Condemns Trump Threats as Domestic Propaganda

Iran Condemns Trump Threats as Domestic Propaganda
Iran Military Condemns Trump’s 'Hostile' Remarks Against Tehran, Calls Them ‘Tool for Domestic Propaganda’ · republicworld.com

Iran’s military leaders criticized statements made by US President Donald Trump.

They said his threats were meant mainly for political messaging inside the United States.

Trump warned that Iran could face military action if the two countries did not reach a peace deal.

He also said a deal could help Iran become a stronger country.

Trump claimed Iran might wait until after the US midterm election before making a decision.

He discussed US Navy operations protecting oil ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran said using the United Nations to make these claims creates insecurity.

The remarks came during the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate in New York.

Key facts

Iranian military bodies
General Staff of the Armed Forces and Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya
US president
Donald Trump
Main dispute
Iran rejected Trump’s threats and called them domestic propaganda.
Trump’s warning
He said military action could follow if no peace deal with Iran was reached.
Strait of Hormuz
Trump said the US Navy had escorted more than 1 billion barrels of oil through the waterway.
UN General Assembly
The 81st session’s theme was “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All.”
Meeting location
New York

Quotes

Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces and Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya

Iranian military authorities issuing a statement condemning Trump’s remarks

“The hostile statements & repeated threats by the US president against Iran, accompanied by the use of the UN platform to justify aggression, create insecurity and engage in piracy around the world, are, before being based on realities on the ground, merely a tool for domestic propaganda.”
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Donald Trump

US president addressing the UN General Assembly

“But I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?”
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