Iran Urges US, Allies to Stop False Flag Ops in Mideast After Gulf of Oman Tanker Sabotage
- Iran Urges US, Allies to Stop False Flag Ops in Mideast After Gulf of Oman Tanker Sabotage
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The warning comes on the heels of US accusations that Iran was behind the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June – just one month after a similar incident near Fujairah was likewise blamed on the Islamic Republic.
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The Iranian mission to the United Nations has urged the United States and its allies in the Middle East to “stop warmongering” and false flag operations in the region following attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June that were blamed on Tehran.
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“Neither fabrications and disinformation campaigns nor shamelessly blaming others can change the realities. The US and its regional allies must stop warmongering and put an end to mischievous plots as well as false flag operations in the region. Warning, once again, about all of the US coercion, intimidation, and malign behavior, Iran expresses concern over suspicious incidents for the oil tankers that occurred today”, the statement issued on Thursday read.
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The mission has also “categorically” rejected Washington’s accusations of Tehran being responsible for the oil tanker incidents as unfounded. “The inflammatory remarks by the US representative against Iran at the UN Security Council on 13 June 2019 was another Iranophobic campaign”, it added.
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In a separate development, the country’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter to stress that the US accusations were part of “sabotage diplomacy” to cover up what he has repeatedly described as “economic terrorism” against Iran:
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