Published 14:08 IST, September 23rd 2019
US stresses on diplomacy with Iran ahead of UNGA
According to reports, the United States has said that it will stress upon diplomacy wants to give diplomacy every chance to succeed amidst growing tensions.
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According to reports, United States has said that it will put forward its case against Iran this week in looming United Nations session stressing upon fact that it wants to give diplomacy every chance to be successful amidst backdrop of Saudi oil refinery attack. move has come after Iran has said that it is prepared for any eventuality as tensions between two countries rise.
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Pompeo dissipates Military threats
Reports indicate that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dissipated threats of US Military action against Iran preparing st for US President Donald Trump's dress to UN General Assembly. Pompeo said that President Trump and him want to give diplomacy a chance to succeed. He said that his ministration is taking this on in a serious way and is working hard to see that this (Iran situation) has a successful diplomatic outcome. He furr said to make mistake about it since if y are t successful in Iran situation and Iran continues to act in this way, he is sure that President Trump will make decisions in accordance with ir goals. US has blamed Iran of carrying out surprise airstrikes that destroyed Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq plant and Khurais oil lands on September 14, snapping Saudi Arabia's output by half.
Secretary Pompeo h earlier called Saudi attacks one of biggest attacks in global oil history. According to reports, However, despite warnings by Trump that US armed forces were "locked and loed", US president rapidly softened his verbal attacks, putting Republican party war-vocates aside who cautioned that vigorous response will be seen as a weakness on part of United States.
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developments so far
According to reports, Trump has ordered an increase in sanctions against Iran and an increase in troop deployment in Gulf which focus mostly on defences like air and missile defences. According to an interview, Pompeo said that Trump ministration was aware deeply aware of risks wrong calculation can le to in volatile region. He also said that: y (ministration) wants to resolve Iran situation in a manner that does t involve military action that if it is plausible to attain that. Trump before leaving for Texas on September 22, hinted at a chance of meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on heels of UN General Assembly. Reportedly, he said that thing is off table completely and that he has intention of meeting with Iran and it does t mean it will t happen and that he is a flexible person but has intention ding that it is t set up.
aggressive diplomacy has arrived as Iran honed its tone with caution from Revolutionary Guard Corps official Major General Hossein Salami, who said reportedly that country is rey for any of scenario and whoever wishes ir land to transform into a battlefield can go-ahe. Javed Zarif also tweeted about how President Trump wants a better deal for him and worse one for him-
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09:53 IST, September 23rd 2019