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'US source of warmongering'

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the presence of foreign militaries, including US troops, in the region is a source of destruction and warmongering. Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that the armed forces of regional countries can ensure the security of the region. He said regional armies should not allow foreign militaries to interfere or be present in the region for the sake of their own interests. Ayatollah Khamenei said events going on in some countries to the northwest of Iran should be handled to prevent the presence of any foreign forces there. Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader described the Iranian Armed Forces as a defense shield against threats posed by enemies both inside and outside the country. He called the Iranian Armed Forces a robust fortress for the country and the nation.

UK terror 'complicity'

An investigative report has linked a British Royal Air Force base to the US assassination of top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. London-based journalist Barnaby Pace has come up with the report that concludes the secretive Menwith Hill intelligence site in Yorkshire was probably used to assist in the 2020 deadly drone strike in Iraq. Pace says both US and UK personnel stationed at the base operated 'beyond public scrutiny and accountability'. Campaigners are now putting pressure on British ministers to explain whether data from the site was used to assassinate Soleimani. The Iranian general was the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps when he was targeted outside Baghdad airport.

Algeria-France tensions

Algeria has expressed anger over French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments about the country calling them 'inadmissible interference in its internal affairs'. In a statement, Algeria said it had recalled its ambassador following Macron’s remarks. Media had quoted Macron as saying that the former French colony was ruled by a 'political-military system'. He also put a question mark on Algeria’s official history, claiming that it was totally re-written. This row comes amid already growing tensions between the two countries over visa issues. On Tuesday, France said it will significantly reduce the number of visas to citizens of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. France said it took the decision because those countries refused to take back their nationals who had been denied visas. Algeria called Paris’ decision unilateral and summoned the French envoy to lodge an official protest.

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