Mattis Denies Report US Planning Missile Strike against Iran
- by Jerome Frank
- in World News
- — Jul 30, 2018
The story attributes the claim to "a senior security source" working for the Australian government. "It's speculation, it is citing anonymous sources".
Iran also wants Muscat to open a channel of communication with the USA, in a similar fashion to 2013 which paved the way for the landmark nuclear talks in 2015.
This threat was issued by the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qasssem Solaeimani who briefly stepped out of the shadows on Thursday to deliver a fiery speech against Donald Trump, warning the U.S. president that if a war broke out between both countries, Iran would "destroy all that you possess".
It's but the latest crisis to emerge after the White House pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in May.
"Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz". The country is a party to the UKUSA agreement to share "signals intelligence" between the USA, the UK, New Zealand and Canada.
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The Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap in Australia's Northern Territory is partly run by the Central Intelligence Agency and NSA, and controls USA spy satellites passing over Asia and the Middle East. On the territory of this country is a secret defense facility, which controls us spy satellites, is a key among the "Five eyes Alliance" and brings together special services of the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
The poll also found that 60% of Americans surveyed were aware of the Trump tweet through news reports, with 12% saying they'd seen in directly on twitter. "What we are looking to do is to ensure that all parties embrace peaceful and stable principles to ensure that our region is safe".
Asked if Mr Trump's threats to Iran should be believed, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said: "Certainly President Trump has indicated that he's a person who's prepared to act in a way that previous presidents haven't".
Defense Secretary James Mattis brushed off as "fiction" Friday an Australian Broadcasting Corporation report that said the United States is preparing to strike Iran as soon as this upcoming month.
