US Secretary of State Pompeo accused Iran of the Middle East of becoming the new home of the international terrorist organization Al Qaeda.
On the other hand, the Iranian side strongly opposes that it is a lie to cause a war.
US Secretary of State Pompeo gave a lecture in Washington, DC on the 12th.
In this, Secretary Pompeo revealed that al-Qaeda's number two, one of the masterminds of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Kenya and Tanzania, died in Iran last August. did.
On top of that, since Iran signed a nuclear agreement with countries such as Europe and the United States in 2015, it has not only allowed al-Qaeda leaders to stay and move in Iran, but also to raise funds and contact members. He pointed out that he is supporting various activities such as.
He accused Iran of "Iran, the world's worst state sponsor of terrorism, has become the new home of al-Qaeda."
In response, Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif posted on Twitter on the 12th, "It's a lie to cause a war. No one will be fooled."
The Trump administration in the United States is increasing pressure on Iran ahead of next week's transition, including imposing new sanctions on the 5th of this month to cut off funding for Iran's support for terrorism.