Iran denies 3 senior Al Qaida figures are based in the country
US says one of them is Al Qaida’s liaison with Iranian authorities and the other is in charge of members who are living in Iran/ Tehran: Iran on Tuesday denied claims by Washington that three senior Al Qaida figures are based in the country, the official IRNA news agency reported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi was quoted as saying that Iran doesn’t have “any information about their presence on its soil”. He also reiterated Iran’s commitment to fighting terrorism. The Obama administration last week slapped sanctions on the three, ...
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