{"id":58626,"date":"2018-02-12T06:11:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T06:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=58626"},"modified":"2018-02-12T06:11:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T06:11:07","slug":"iran-displays-missile-rouhani-says-u-s-regional-policy-a-failure-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/iran-displays-missile-rouhani-says-u-s-regional-policy-a-failure-tv.html","title":{"rendered":"Iran displays missile, Rouhani says U.S. regional policy a failure: TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran displays missile, Rouhani says U.S. regional policy a failure: TV<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of Iran\u2019s 1979 Islamic revolution, denouncing the United States and Israel as oppressors.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Hassan Rouhani, addressing flag-waving crowds on central Tehran\u2019s Azadi (Freedom) Square, made no specific reference to Israel\u2019s air strikes in Syria on Saturday which it said were aimed at air defense and Iranian targets.<\/span><\/p>\n

But he told the crowd: \u201cThey (U.S. and Israel) wanted to create tension in the region … they wanted to divide Iraq, Syria … They wanted to create long-term chaos in Lebanon but … but with our help their policies failed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war, supports Shi\u2018ite militias in Iraq, Houthi rebels in Yemen and Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump, who sees Iran as a rising threat to regional stability in the Middle East, has pledged to work with Israel and Iran\u2019s key regional rival Saudi Arabia to curb what they say are Tehran\u2019s attempts to extend its influence in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel has warned about the increased Iranian involvement along its borders with Syria and Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s air strikes on Saturday which it said successfully hit air defense and Iranian targets represented the most serious confrontation between Israel and Iranian-backed forces in Syria in the seven-year civil war.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Syrian army claimed to have brought down an Israeli F-16 after Israel reportedly shot down an Iranian drone which it said had entered Israeli airspace. Iran has denied the Israeli claim, saying its presence in Syria is only advisory.<\/span><\/p>\n

LONG RANGE MISSILE<\/span><\/p>\n

In a show of defiance of Western pressure to curb its ballistic missile program, Iran put its Ghadr ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,240 miles) on display in Tehran\u2019s central Vali-ye Asr street.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran says its missile program is solely defensive in nature and is not negotiable as demanded by the United States and the Europeans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranian State television said \u201ctens of millions of people\u201d rallied to support the revolution across the country of 81 million, which faced its worst domestic crisis in nearly a decade in late December.<\/span><\/p>\n

For over a week, thousands of young and working class Iranians angry about official corruption, unemployment and a widening gap between rich and poor, staged anti-government rallies in 80 cities and towns. Iran\u2019s elite Revolutionary Guards put down the protests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranian authorities said 25 people died and over 3,000 people were arrested during the unrest. Most of those arrested have been released but around 300 remain in jail facing charges, according to Iran\u2019s interior ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica wanted to interfere in our state matters. But they failed because of our nation\u2019s awareness and unity,\u201d Rouhani said, echoing Iran\u2019s claim that the protests were instigated from abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-rally-rouhani\/iran-displays-missile-rouhani-says-u-s-regional-policy-a-failure-tv-idUSKBN1FV0K7<\/span><\/p>\n

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