{"source_url": "https://web.archive.org", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200103133534id_/https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/01/01/2172360/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-us-warmongering-statements", "title": "Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US \u2018Warmongering Statements\u2019", "top_image": "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1394/10/28/139410281034054556925764.jpg", "meta_img": "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1394/10/28/139410281034054556925764.jpg", "images": ["https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/13/1398101313504961019276602.jpg", "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/13/1398101305580034019273322.jpg", "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1394/10/28/139410281034054556925764.jpg", "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1393/07/10/139307101441496413763812.jpg", "https://web.archive.org/Static/img/print-icon.jpg", "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/11/1398101111582128019261952.jpg", "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/13/1398101314232141219277302.jpg", "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/04/02/1396040208421494911215343.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "The Swiss charge d\u2019affaires was summoned on Wednesday over Washington\u2019s accusations against Tehran and its stance on the latest developments in Iraq, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry\u2019s website.\n\nDuring the meeting with the Swiss diplomat, an Iranian foreign minister\u2019s assistant, Mohsen Baharvand, asked him to convey Iran\u2019s strong protest to the US officials over their \u201cwarmongering statements\u201d in violation of the United Nations Charter, the ministry said.\n\n\u201cHe (the Swiss envoy) was reminded that Iran is not a country seeking war\u2026 but stands against any threat or any unreasonable act and defends itself with all its might,\u201d according to the website.\n\nUS officials, including President Donald Trump, are trying to accuse Iran of encouraging the protests underway in Iraq against US airstrikes on bases of Popular Mobilization Units PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi.\n\nOn Sunday, US forces conducted drone strikes on a number of Kata'ib Hezbollah bases in Iraq's western Anbar province, killing at least 28 individuals and leaving another 51 injured.\n\nKata'ib Hezbollah is part of Iraq's PMU.\n\nFollowing the strikes, the Pentagon issued a statement saying that it had targeted three locations of the Iraqi fighters in Iraq and two in Syria in response to alleged attacks targeting American forces.\n\nThe incident led to a massive funeral ceremony for the Iraqi martyrs, followed by a huge rally by thousands of angry protesters who reached the US diplomatic mission in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, chanting \u2018Death to America\u2019 and burning US flags on Tuesday.\n\nThe protesters further held up signs calling for the US mission to be shut down and for the parliament to order US forces to leave Iraq.\n\nMany protesters have set up tents, announcing plans for an indefinite sit-in until the embassy is closed and the ambassador expelled from the country.\n\nA few hours into the protest, tear gas was fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": [], "authors": [], "publish_date": "Wed Jan  1 00:00:00 2020", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss envoy representing US interests in Tehran over \u201cwarmongering statements\u201d by American officials.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "/static/img/icons/favicon.ico", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1,,minimum-scale=1", "description": "TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss envoy representing US interests in Tehran over \u201cwarmongering statements\u201d by American officials.", "og": {"type": "article", "title": "Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US \u2018Warmongering Statements\u2019 - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency", "description": "TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss envoy representing US interests in Tehran over \u201cwarmongering statements\u201d by American officials.", "site_name": "Tasnim News Agency", "article": {"author": "Tasnim News Agency"}, "url": "/en/news/2020/01/01/2172360/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-us-warmongering-statements", "image": "https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1394/10/28/139410281034054556925764.jpg"}}, "canonical_link": "https://web.archive.org/en/news/2020/01/01/2172360/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-us-warmongering-statements"}