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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Iran says Trump’s remarks on Iraq reveal American ‘lies’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIranian President Hassan Rouhani says US President Donald Trump’s expressed wish to keep US forces in Iraq in order to monitor neighboring Iran has exposed American “lies” about fighting terrorism.
In a recent interview with CBS News, Trump said the US has an “incredible base” in Iraq that he intends to keep, “because I want to be able to watch Iran.”
Addressing Trump with sarcasm in remarks carried by official media, Rouhani says: “You say you stay in Iraq to watch Iran, while before that you were saying you stay there for fighting terrorism. It is so nice that you honestly expressed yourself!”
Iraq’s president also rejects Trump’s remarks, saying the US does not have permission to use the country as a listening station.
— AP
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