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US president’s anti-Iran speech pile of delusional claims: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says US President Donald Trump’s speech against the Islamic Republic was nothing more than insults and delirious talk. “Mr. Trump’s remarks on Iran…contained nothing but expletives and a pile of delusional allegations against the Iranian nation,” Rouhani said in a televised speech on Friday moments after Trump delivered a speech outlining US strategy on the Islamic Republic. The US president refused to certify the 2015 international nuclear agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and warned he might ultimately terminate it, in defiance of other world powers and undermining a landmark victory of multilateral diplomacy. Trump said he would choose not to certify that Tehran is complying with the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Trump also said his goal is to ensure Iran would nev...

In A World Gone Crazy   THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary EMBARGOED UNTIL 5:00AM on October 13, 2017 *_PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMPS NEW STRATEGY ON IRAN_*   "It is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that Irans government end its pursuit of death and destruction. President Donald J. Trump" President Donald J. Trump, in consultation with his national security team, has approved a new strategy for Iran. It is the culmination of nine months of deliberation with Congress and our allies on how to best protect American security. *"_HIGHLIGHTS_"* *""* *"Core Elements of the Presidents New Iran Strategy"* * The United States new Iran strategy focuses on neutralizing the Government of Irans destabilizing influence and constraining its aggression, particularly its support for terrorism and militants. * We will revitalize our traditional alliances and regional partnerships as bulwarks against Iranian subversion and restore a...

On October 14, heave clashes between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) broke out inside the Turkmen Shiite Tuz Khurmatu town 50km south of Kirkuk city, according to Iraqi sources. Initial reports claimed that Peshmerga units opened fire on the Dah Dah Hussainiya hall in al-Askari neighborhood of Tuz Khurmatu town. A Hussainiya is a hall used for Shiite commemoration ceremonies, and its considered by Shiites a holy place just like Mosques.  Follow Iraq Day   @iraq_day Replying to @iraq_day Video shot seconds ago clashes continue in Tuz Khurmato between  # Peshmerga  and  # PMU . 22:58 - 13 Oct 2017   6 6 Replies     27 27 Retweets     14 14 likes Twitter Ads information and privacy Iraqi sources reported that local PMU fighters in Tuz Khurmatu town destroyed a vehicle of the Peshmerga during the clashes. In turn, Peshmerga shelled PMU pos...