Ruhani warns Trump: "The war with Iran would be the mother of all wars"

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D Iranian President Hbadan Ruhani warned US Prime Minister Donald Trump against a provocation from his country. For that, he tried a Persian idiom. "Mr. Trump, do not play with the lion's tail, otherwise you'll regret it," quoted the semi-official Isna Ruhani news agency

. He alleged that Trump had the intention impose a policy of annihilation of Iran with its sanctions. "But Americans must know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace … just as a war would be the mother of all wars," said Ruhani. He also threatened to block the oil export routes into the Persian Gulf. Ruhani told the report to Iranian diplomats. Already during his visit to Switzerland and Austria, Mr Ruhani had already indicated that Iran could close the Strait of Ormuz in the Persian Gulf by imposing oil sanctions on the United States, thus blocking the entire country. Oil export in the region. Now, he said, "We have several routes (for world oil export in the Persian Gulf) … and their safety has always guaranteed us."

Khamenei calls useless negotiations

Ruhani would also have been on reports about an American action aimed at destabilizing the country. Iranians should not be incited against the security of Iran and the interests of the country.

According to US government circles, the US government is trying to incite Iranians to online turmoil and speech. For example, senior Iranian representatives would be put in the wrong perspective by exaggerated representations. The goal was to put pressure on Iran to end its nuclear program and support militant groups.

Trump had decided in May that the United States should withdraw from the international nuclear agreement with Iran, which would prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. develop. Trump also ordered the intensification of US sanctions. The US president has hinted that the Iranian government officials "call him and say we are going to make a deal." Iran refused to negotiate

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On Saturday, the political and religious leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had severely hit Washington. "We can not trust the word and even the Americans' signature," he said in the face of Trump's US-led exit from the nuclear deal. Negotiations with the United States were useless and constituted an "obvious error".

In return for increased economic easing and investment from foreign companies, Tehran had agreed to abandon its nuclear program and submit to controls. Europeans try to maintain agreement despite US pressure