Iran blames Donald Trump for escalating Qatar diplomatic crisis

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Iran blames Donald Trump for escalating Qatar diplomatic crisis

Iranian foreign ministry urges all parties involved in unprecedented international row that could have implications throughout the region to solve dispute through ‘political and peaceful methods’/ has accused the US of setting the scene for the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis during President “What is happening is the preliminary result of the sword dance,” Hamid Aboutalebi, deputy chief of staff of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, tweeted, in a reference to a traditional ceremonial dance that took place during Mr Trump's visit to the ...

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