Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed Tuesday that his country would not “wage war against any nation” as the Trump administration orders another 1,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East to counter Tehran’s influence.
In a speech broadcast on state television, the Iranian leader reportedly said that his country is united against the U.S.
“Iran will not wage war against any nation,” Rouhani said, according to Reuters. “Despite all of the Americans’ efforts in the region and their desire to cut off our ties with all of the world and their desire to keep Iran secluded, they have been unsuccessful.”
Meanwhile Iran said Tuesday it has dismantled a new espionage network linked to the US Central Intelligence Agency and arrested a number of spies, France 24 reports.
“Following clues in the American intelligence services, we recently found the new recruits Americans had hired and dismantled a new network,” state news agency IRNA said, quoting an intelligence ministry official.
It said some members of the CIA network had been arrested and handed over to the judiciary, while others still required “additional investigations”.
In what it termed a “wide-reaching blow” to US intelligence, IRNA said Tehran had carried out the operation in cooperation with “foreign allies”, without naming any state.
The agency’s source did not specify how many foreign agents were arrested or if they were operating only in Iran.
Via FRANCE 24 / Daily Sabah / The Hill
