If Iran kills American soldiers, it crosses the red line and would be a good reason to resume the war, said US President, Donald Trump
Rezaei: ‘Khamenei-Trump meeting will not happen’
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ruled out. This was stated by Iranian Supreme Guide Mojtaba Khamenei’s advisor Mohsen Rezaei in an exclusive interview with CNN in Tehran. Avoiding answering a question about the health of Khamenei, who was injured in the 28 February raid in which his father Ali Khamenei was killed, and his role in Iran’s decision-making process, on a possible meeting with Trump Rezai said: ”This will not happen. ”This will not happen, right now we are in the first stage of negotiations and Mr Trump has blocked them. This will not happen,” Rezai said. In recent days Trump has said that he and Khamenei “seem to get along well” and that he would be “honoured” to meet him.
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Iran, Rezaei: ‘Negotiations stalled, Trump releases $24 billion and there will be agreement’
Between Iran and the United States ”negotiations are at an impasse” and it is up to US President Donald ”Trump to unblock the situation”. This was stated by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s adviser Mohsen Rezaei in an exclusive interview with CNN in Tehran. ”The ball is in Trump’s court,” he said, explaining that Iran has demanded the release of $12 billion of frozen Iranian funds as soon as an agreement is signed with the US, and another $12 billion at a later stage. ”If he (Trump, ed) wants to reach an agreement with Iran, the $24 billion is a test of trust that Iran wants to have: it is a test that America must pass and the way will be open,” Rezaei said. “This is our money, not America’s money,” he stressed. Rezaei then warned that Iran will “drag the war” beyond the Persian Gulf if the US resumes the conflict. “We will give another dimension to the war by attacking more American bases than we have attacked so far,” he said, adding however that “the possibility of war is low”.
Cnn: Israel used bases in Azerbaijan to strike Iran
Israel allegedly secretly deployed elite military and intelligence units in Azerbaijan, as well as several other countries in the Middle East and Horn of Africa, to conduct clandestine operations against Iran during the war. This was reported by CNN. This network of secret bases would have allowed the Israeli army to encircle Iran from the north, west, and south, extending its range by hundreds of kilometres in support of operations against Tehran.
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According to CNN, several dozen Israeli military personnel, including members of the special forces, search and rescue units, and Mossad agents, operated from sites in southern Azerbaijan, near the border with Iran. These locations were allegedly used for intelligence missions, drone operations and possible rescue operations for Israeli pilots. Azerbaijan rejected these reports, calling them ‘baseless’.
