“In a two to three-hour session, they convinced him to change his mind,” he added.

Addressing the recent conditions of the region, he said “we are weakening presence and power of the US and the Zionist regime in the region gradually and the Axis of Resistance is improving.”

He also rejected some claims about Iran’s aids to Yemen saying that “how can Iran help a country which is confined? It is not possible to send medicine to Yemen how can we send 9-meter-missile to them?”

“These are the illusions that some ones have,” Gen. Bagheri added.

On June 20, In June, Iran’s IRGC downed a US Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone after it had violated Iranian airspace. Despite the US claims that the drone had been flying over international waters, Iran said it had retrieved sections of the drone in its own territorial waters where it was shot down.

The intruding drone was shot by Iran’s homegrown air defense missile system “Khordad-3rd”.

US President Donald Trump said afterward that he aborted a military strike to retaliate against Iran’s downing of the US drone because it could have killed 150 people, and signaled he was open to talks with Tehran.

Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Force, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, said on Wednesday that the US was on the verge of attacking Iran but called off the plans after Iran downed the intruding drone.

“The US was to take a practical measure [military strike] against us but in the name of a high number of probable victims, it overturned the decision,” he said, adding, “The main reason, however, was Iran’s deterrence power.”

These are the result of the Iranian thought and the commands of the Revolution Leader, he said, noting that despite all problems, Iran enjoys great capabilities in the defense sector and the Iranian nation will not let eruption of another war.

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These are the result of the Iranian thought and the commands of the Revolution Leader, he said, noting that despite all problems, Iran enjoys great capabilities in the defense sector and the Iranian nation will not let eruption of another war.

In June, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) downed a US Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone after it had violated Iranian airspace. Despite US claims that the drone had been flying over international waters, Iran said it had retrieved sections of the drone in its own territorial waters where it was shot down.

US President Donald Trump said afterward that he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of the US drone because it could have killed 150 people, and signaled he was open to talks with Tehran.

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Iran has the upper hand relying on the leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as the nation’s resistance and efforts of officials, he said.

Referring to Trump’s policy of maximum pressure on Iran, he said “no war was and is expected but the Americans sought to show that a war was imminent to make some in Iran falter in making decisions.”

Americans wanted to suggest to the Iranians that their lives relies on Iran’s stance towards the US, he added.

Addressing the issue of FATF, Jalali said that Iranian officials have not come into an agreement about joining the global watchdog yet. “FATF acts as a watchdog for the enemy in the economic war,” he said.

He, elsewhere, rejected the US claim about penetrating into Iranian infrastructure systems via carrying out cyberattacks. “This was just an American bluff,” Jalali said.

They used to underestimate Iran’s missile power but their surveillance drone was shot down by Iran in the Persian Gulf, he added.

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He noted that any trespassing on Iran’s red lines would end into a similar destination to that of the US drone.

Tensions between the United States and Iran have increased since US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled Washington out of a nuclear deal last year and reimposed economic sanctions on Iran.

The conflicts have escalated in recent weeks after a series of incidents. In late June, a US spy drone violated Iran’s airspace and ignored Iran’s warnings before being targeted by IRGC’s air defense. Following the incident, Trump signed an executive order to impose new sanctions against Iran targeting Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top IRGC commanders.

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Kharazzi, who has previously served as Iran’s foreign minister, referred to the Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei’s insistence on expanding bilateral relations with China as well as the joint strategic statement by the two countries’ presidents, saying that “both Iran and China are opposed to US’s unilateralism and hegemony.”

He described Iran and China’s economies as complementary to each other, while also stressing the need for developing security cooperation between the two sides.

The former top Iranian diplomat referred to shooting downing a US drone and seizure of a UK oil tanker in the Persian Gulf recently by Iran, saying that the two incidents must have proven that Iran does not compromise on its national interests and security.

Song Tao, for his part, expressed his country’s appreciation to Iran for its support during trade war with the US, adding that the two countries have many potentials to develop bilateral relations.

The Chinese official added that China’s political will to develop relations with Tehran and to implement the JCPOA is unchangeable.

He further held the US responsible for the failure of Iran nuclear deal implementation.

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Enemies of the Islamic Republic are completely aware of Iran’s defense power and hence unable to initiate any military move, he added.

A US Global Hawk spy drone intruded into Iranian airspace on Thursday and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps brought it down after the drone ignored Iran’s several warnings. IRGC says there was another intruding US manned plane beside the Global Hawk but the force ‘refrained’ from targeting it.

Iran has provided sufficient evidence proving that the UAV had violated Iran’s airspace, including exact coordinates of the place as well as sections of the vehicle’s wreckage which were retrieved from Iranian waters. Tehran also says it will take the case to the UN.

Tensions initially built up between US and Iran after President Trump withdrew Washington from the 2015 Nuclear Deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and imposed severe sanctions against Tehran. Trump administration insists that they are ready for talks with Iran but Tehran says it will resist in face of all pressures and that there will be no talks with a party which has already violated many international agreements.

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The downing of the US spy drone will be discussed in the session, he said, adding that, the members of the committee will next study the US drone debris.

A US Global Hawk spy drone intruded into Iranian airspace on Thursday, which was brought down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps after the drone ignored Iran’s several warnings. IRGC says there was another intruding US manned plane beside the Global Hawk but the force ‘refrained’ from targeting it.

Iran has provided sufficient evidence proving that the UAV had violated Iran’s airspace, including exact coordinates of the place as well as sections of the vehicle’s wreckage which were retrieved from Iranian waters. Tehran also says it will take the case to the UN.

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According to Fars News Agency, the fisherman has discovered the piece some 5 miles away from the coastal city of Suza, on Qeshm Island. Local authorities say that the piece will soon be handed to Iranian Armed Forces.

A US Global Hawk spy drone intruded into Iranian airspace on Thursday and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps brought it down after the drone ignored Iran’s several warnings. IRGC says there was another intruding US manned plane beside the Global Hawk but the force ‘refrained’ from targeting it.

Iran had earlier revealed other sections of the US drone which were retrieved from the Iranian waters after the incident.

Iran has provided sufficient evidence proving that the UAV had violated Iran’s airspace, including exact coordinates of the place as well as sections of the vehicle’s wreckage which were retrieved from Iranian waters. Tehran also says it will take the case to the UN.

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Zarif briefed the faction on regional issues and stressed that Iran will ‘strongly’ continue ‘resistance’ in face of all threats and sanctions, said Saeedi.

The meeting was held upon the faction’s request, she said, adding that latest regional developments, including the downing of a US spy drone, US’s threats for war and sanctions were discussed in the meeting.

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Offering facilities to foreign forces in order to violate Iran’s territory cannot be accepted by the Islamic Republic, said Alireza Enayati, the director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry department for the Persian Gulf in the meeting. “Countries cannot evade responsibilities in such circumstances,” he added.

Also on Friday, Foreign Ministry summoned Swiss ambassador Markus Leitner, whose country represents US interests in the Islamic Republic, protesting about the intrusion of US spy drone into Iranian airspace and deeming the US government responsible for the probable consequences of such provocative measures.

IRGC air defense brought down a US Global Hawk spy drone on Thursday, near the Strait of Hormuz, after the drone intruded into Iranian airspace. Iran later revealed sections of the US drone wreckage retrieved from Iranian waters; a proof which dismissed US claim that the drone was operating in international waters. Meanwhile, Iran has said it will take the case to the United Nations to prove US’s lies.

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