Russia is dismissing as “rumors” reports it hosted an Iranian general, despite a United Nations travel ban on such a visit.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “all commentaries” on these rumors have been made and there is nothing he can add to what he called a “chain of suspicions” from his American colleagues.
The U.S. State Department said last week a July visit to Russia by Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani had violated the U.N. ban. The general is a commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and has been on the U.N. blacklist for travel since 2007.
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Source: Voice of America
