Iran media denies Trump claim that Tehran asked US not to strike
The Mehr news agency said the allegation "was nothing but a new lie" and that the Iranian armed forces were "on high alert and ready for any eventuality".
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TEHRAN: Iran's Mehr news agency on Sunday (Aug 2) denied US President Donald Trump's claim that the Islamic republic asked the United States to refrain from conducting new strikes.
Citing military officials, the agency said the allegation "was nothing but a new lie" and that the Iranian armed forces were "on high alert and ready for any eventuality".
On Saturday, Trump said the US was "ready to go against the Islamic Republic" but that Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked him to hold off on fresh strikes.
He said he had made the decision, subject to reaching a deal with Iran.
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