Tensions have risen between Tehran (pictured) and Washington since 2018, when US President Donald Trump pulled out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal and stepped up sanctions on Tehran
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Iran summoned the Swiss envoy on Thursday to protest against what it called baseless US claims that Tehran has tried to interfere with next month’s US presidential election.
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“Iran’s strong rejection of American officials’ repetitive, baseless and false claims was conveyed to the Swiss ambassador […] As we have said before, it makes no difference for Iran who wins the US election,” foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told Iranian state television.
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