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>>6836835 GOD BLESS THE USA
Abu Dhabi’s The National says a diplomatic resolution with Iran is still possible, and while it quoted neighboring Saudi Arabia’s crown prince as saying that Iran was behind the first attacks on oil tankers in the region last month, the editorial said investigations were still ongoing and “their source is yet to be confirmed.”(mirror)
Rouhani made the comment on Monday while meeting the new [French] ambassador to Tehran, Philippe Thiebaud
Rouhani says: “The current situation is very critical and France and the other parties to the (deal) still have a very limited opportunity to play their historic role for saving the deal.”
At Monday’s meeting of [EU] foreign ministers, [Germany] and others insisted they need a clearer picture before wading into a diplomatic conflict which could have serious implications in the Middle East. [Did the money ever leave the EU?]
[German] Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that U.S. and [British] intelligence needs to be compared with other information from allies. “We have to be very careful,” he said.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said it was not a time to jump to action without proper information.
Heiko Maas told reporters on Monday that Germany is still in the process of collecting information and the evidence provided so far “comes from one side in particular.”[narrative out of germany]
The United States has released what it claims is evidence that Iran was behind two alleged attacks on oil tankers last week near the Strait of Hormuz.[videos + forensic evidence of former attack that was similar]
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