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“Our assessment is that Interpol does not issue Red Notices based on a political nature,” said U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook at a news conference in Saudi Arabia.

By: JNS

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for President Trump and dozens of others it has accused of being behind the U.S. drone strike that eliminated Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3.

The Islamic Republic asked Interpol for help in detaining Trump and 35 others, though the international organization that enables global law-enforcement cooperation later said that it would not honor the request.

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook called the arrest warrant a “propaganda stunt.”

“Our assessment is that Interpol does not intervene and issue Red Notices that are based on a political nature,” he said at a news conference in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

“This is a political nature. This has nothing to do with national security, international peace or promoting stability. … It is a propaganda stunt that no-one takes seriously,” said Hook.

Although Trump faces no danger in being apprehended, the Iranian arrest warrant exemplified the tension between Tehran and Washington since the latter withdrew in May 2018 from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Shortly afterwards, the United States reimposed sanctions lifted under it, along with enacting new penalties—financial, military and diplomatic—as part of what the Trump administration has called a “maximum pressure” campaign.

In a related development, World Israel News reported on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said despite the coronavirus crisis there were issues that could not wait, contradicting his coalition partner, Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

Speaking at a press conference Monday together with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, Netanyahu said, “We have serious issues to discuss – they are so serious that they cannot even wait for COVID-19.”

Netanyahu appeared to have forgotten about the social distancing regulations as he shook hands with Hook before the meeting, although the two did wear masks.

Hook was in Jerusalem for talks on U.S. and Israeli efforts to restrain Iran from developing nuclear weapons and the pending expiration in October of an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic.

Netanyahu said it was time for the world to take stiffer action against Iran, which continued to reject international norms.

“I believe it is time to implement snapback sanctions,” Netanyahu said. “I don’t think we can afford to wait. We should not wait for Iran to start its breakout to a nuclear weapon, because then it will be too late for sanctions.”

(JNS & World Israel News)

Read more at: www.worldisraelnews.com

 

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