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Radiofarda – In a new tweet Sunday in a series of tweets in the past 24 hours, President Donald Trump once again promised to strike back at Iran “perhaps in a disproportionate manner” should Iran strike any U.S. person or target. President of the United States also said his tweet will serve as notification to the United States Congress. “Such …

Radiofarda – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has downplayed President Donald Trump’s threat to target Iranian cultural sites, insisting that the U.S. would behave within the rules of international law. Speaking to ABC on Sunday, January 5, Pompeo asserted that any U.S. military action against Iran would conform to international law, after President Donald Trump was accused of threatening to …

Radiofarda – An influential member of Iran’s parliament, Mojtaba Zonnour (Zolnour) has responded to President Donald Trump’s January 4 tweet threatening to hit 52 targets, issuing his own threat. If America dares to hit 52 targets in Iran, the hardliner cleric has fired back, “We hit back with a number representing all verses in the Quran, and we will hit …

Radiofarda – Immediately after General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike on January 3 local time, near Baghdad airport, the Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed the dead general’s deputy, Esmail Qa’ani (Ismail Ghaani), as his successor in charge of commanding Qods (Quds) Force. By doing so, Khamenei was relaying a message that was also reflected …

Al-Arabia – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated his plans to deploy the Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safety of its ships, even as tensions in the region erupt in the wake of the United States’ killing of one of Iran’s top military commanders. At a televised news conference on Monday, Abe called on nations involved …