Iran has won US approval to transfer funds for coronavirus vaccines from overseas, the central bank chief said on Thursday, as its daily death toll fell to a three-month low.
The Iraqi people are preparing an explosion of anger if US forces do not withdraw.
Some critics, however, call it a risky gambit that puts someone with a questionable human rights record and who has been close to Iran at the heart of the Iraqi military.
Move might not be bad for Israel, report says
The US military said the drill had caused two bases with American troops in the region to go on heightened alert.
Disagreements about intensity of expected Iranian response
The Iraqi premier faces a tough balancing act between Tehran and Washington which have come close to open conflict in the region, particularly on Iraqi soil, over the past year.
“The US sent a message to Iran via the Swiss ambassador to demand that Iran not give a response, but it was rejected immediately.”
"After increasing military threats against Iranian vessels headed for Venezuela, an order was issued to Iran's armed forces to identify and track several US merchant vessels."
"Washington's fruitless and repetitive sanctions against Iranian officials is a sign of weakness, despair and confusion of the US administration."
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