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Iran Backs China, Calls to Investigate U.S. 'Creation and Spread' of Coronavirus
Newsweek ^ | 18 March 2020 | Tom O'Connor

Posted on 03/18/2020 4:45:06 PM PDT by Steely Tom

ran has backed China's calls to investigate yet unfounded claims of the United States being the origin of the new coronavirus as an international blame game worsened over a pandemic that has infected more than 200,000 people across the globe.

Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani lashed out on Twitter Wednesday against what he called the "typical way" in which some U.S. officials have emphasized China and its central Hubei province city of Wuhan as the likely place where the COVID-19 disease began and have blamed both Beijing and Tehran's governments for failing to stop its spread. Shamkhani argued this was being done by U.S. officials done in order to "evade responsibility" themselves.

"Instead of leveling false accusations against China and Iran, U.S. officials should respond to international demands regarding its role in creating and spreading the coronavirus and the continuation of its crimes against the Iranian people by keeping in place the economic sanctions," the senior Iranian official wrote.

Shamkhani's rhetoric echoed that of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who alleged in a tweet Thursday that it "might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alishamkhani; china; coronavirus; iran; iraq; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; twitter; wuhan; zhaolijian
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To: rrrod

All to further his evil plan to bust up the EU and NATO. Is Johnson’s wife’s name Natasha?


21 posted on 03/18/2020 5:08:46 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: Steely Tom
90% of Seattle coronavirus infections came from a single introduction from China

Iran also mentioned.

22 posted on 03/18/2020 5:08:51 PM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: The Toll
Nuke them both

Nukes and racism x 2 in three words. You just hit the PC bonanza.

23 posted on 03/18/2020 5:09:44 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: dontreadthis

Special prosecutor!


24 posted on 03/18/2020 5:11:27 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: Steely Tom

Iran Backs China, Calls to Investigate U.S. ‘Creation and Spread’ of Coronavirus ...................... OH, Pleeeeeeze, you all didn’t see this coming? If it started here we would have had the problem months ago. The Imams and Mullahs have to project the blame somewhere. The Persians are waiting for the second Shah so they can kick the Arabs the hell out of their country along with their BS.


25 posted on 03/18/2020 5:13:00 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft ( #ReasonableDemocratsforTrump. Where are you?)
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To: The Toll

Go Ripley on them. It’s the only way.


26 posted on 03/18/2020 5:15:08 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: Steely Tom

That damned Brennan!


27 posted on 03/18/2020 5:17:36 PM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: Eleutheria5

They have been very few cases in Russia and no deaths. Suspicious.


28 posted on 03/18/2020 5:18:41 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: deweyfrank

Iran is reading this site.

We said Kerry and the secret Cabal gave it to them. LOL ;-)


29 posted on 03/18/2020 5:19:52 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Steely Tom

Iran, keep it up, hope I’m alive to see your nation reduced to rubble.


30 posted on 03/18/2020 5:19:59 PM PDT by Professional
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To: RummyChick

Wonder if the mullahs wished they had held on to a few of those pallets of Obamacash to buy respirators? The way they are dropping from Covid-19, the virus could be the nation-builder Obama and Clinton were looking for.


31 posted on 03/18/2020 5:26:25 PM PDT by offduty
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To: Bringbackthedraft

32 posted on 03/18/2020 5:33:08 PM PDT by Bommer (I am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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To: richardtavor

It’s possible to explain no China connection by virtue of the fact that China and Russia are mortal enemies. But Iran and Russia are allies. And China is building a railroad through Kazakhstan, which is now independent, but Russian is commonly spoken there. Any cases in Kazakhstan?


33 posted on 03/18/2020 5:33:57 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: Steely Tom

From this point onward, it should be clearer and clearer who in the government, the Deep State, the Old Media, and internationally are in bed with the PRC. Tick off your list: Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, the “Squad”, Nancy Pelousy, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WAPO, etc. Iran is going down with the rest.


34 posted on 03/18/2020 5:42:57 PM PDT by Richard Axtell (I am at a loss, how much lower will they go before all hell breaks loose?)
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To: Steely Tom

Wait until: Mr. Xi’s ChiCom Wuhan Pneumonia Coronavirus aka the Red Death/Mass People Killing Virus gets a foot hold in the homeless/druggie/illegal communities in our West and East coast metro areas, before naming it.


35 posted on 03/18/2020 5:44:26 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ((FearRepublic.com - keeping the media panic narrative going 24/7 to finally bring down Trump)!!!!)
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To: Steely Tom

dnc an msm will echo this

msm has already aired Iranian propaganda several times in the past year


36 posted on 03/18/2020 5:47:28 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: Steely Tom

Iran may have more problems coming their way.

Swarms of locusts expected to plague Africa and Middle East, UN group says

https://www.jta.org/quick-reads

Among the countries expected to be the hardest hit are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Iran, Pakistan and Sudan, according to the report.


37 posted on 03/18/2020 5:57:41 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RummyChick

LOL..I like it. I’ll run with that.


38 posted on 03/18/2020 6:02:07 PM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: Bommer

Verrry interesting.

So, proximity to the Wuhan wet market is a convenient cover for development of a viral bioweapon.


39 posted on 03/18/2020 6:08:48 PM PDT by OKSooner (Tulsi is being pimped by the DNC and FOX as Joe's running mate. You heard it here first, 3-16-2020.)
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To: mewzilla

Viewed the article that you referred to. Basically stated that the Seattle transmission almost certainly from China and NY was from Iran. I think the first person in Seattle (and in US) was around Jan 19th. He had come back from Wuhan visiting family. First case in NYS was March 1. Lady had come back from Iran. Does anyone think that the killing of Soleimani the first week of January may be the motive, at least from Iran. The supreme high puba ayatollah stated ““Harsh revenge” awaited the “criminals” who killed Soleimani.


40 posted on 03/18/2020 6:28:51 PM PDT by alabama_heart
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