Russia is drawing an imaginary line in the sand and telling the United States of America, Thursday, not to cross it in troubled Iran where leaders are battling discontent among the citizenry.
\nAFP is reporting Moscow warned Washington against interfering in Iran\u2019s \u201cinternal affairs\u201d after US President Donald Trump pledged to help Iranians \u201ctake back\u201d their government following protests.
\nThe White House said it was weighing sanctions against those involved in a crackdown against the unrest, which has left 21 dead over five days.
\n\u201cWe warn the US against any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with state news agency TASS.
\n\u201cDespite the many attempts to distort what is really going on (in Iran), I am sure that our neighbour, our friend, will overcome its current difficulties,\u201d Ryabkov said.
\nHe also criticised a call by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the violence.
\nIran on Wednesday angrily accused the US at the UN of meddling in its domestic affairs.
\nProtests over economic problems broke out in Iran\u2019s second largest city Mashhad on December 28 and quickly spread across the country, turning against the regime as a whole.
\nTens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets in several cities on Wednesday for pro-regime rallies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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