UPDATE 1-Iranian leader says Tehran has defused regional threats
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Iran had defused all regional threats against the country, as tension rises between Tehran and Washington over the influence of the Islamic Republic in the Middle East. In an Iranian New Year message, Khamenei did not specify any particular threat. But he appeared to be mainly refering to the Islamic State militant group, which Iranian forces have confronted in Syria and Iraq as well as at home. Shi’ite Iran has also been locked in a regional power ...
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