Iranian President Hassan Rouhani telephoned Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Tehran … News Time
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that he is closely monitoring US activities but will not initiate any conflict in the region. According to Iranian state media, Rouhani’s statement came at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. A day after the telephone conversation between the US President and the Emir of Qatar, the President of Iran contacted the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in which he asked the Emir of Qatar to start a dispute in the region assured not to. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is closely monitoring US activities and movements, but we will not cause any conflict or tension in the region,” Rouhani said. It may be recalled that US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the US Navy to attack Iranian ships or ships in the seas if they harass them. Earlier this month, the U.S. military said 11 Revolutionary Guards had approached naval vessels, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf, and the United States called the move “dangerous.” Iranian officials said in a statement on Thursday that Donald Trump should focus on treating US troops infected with the coronavirus instead of threatening others. Thousands of US troops have been infected with the coronavirus, with hundreds stranded at various locations, including aircraft carriers, and the virus has killed two soldiers so far.
General Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said: If there is a security threat, destroy it. He said security in the Persian Gulf was part of Iran’s strategic priorities. Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated earlier this year when a US airstrike in Iraq killed General Qasem Soleimani, head of the Al-Quds Army, and sparked fighting between the two sides was threatened.
