Tensions in the Gulf: Iran strives to calm the situation

Faced with a rapid escalation of tension with the United States in the Gulf, Iran strives to calm the game while maintaining a hard line vis-à-vis Washington, delicate exercise that the Islamic Republic is however broken .
"This face-to-face is not military because there will be no war, neither we nor the United States seek war, they know it would not be in their interest" said Tuesday evening Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.
"The Iranian nation is determined to resist America," added the Iranian number one, repeating her opposition to any negotiations "with the current US government"......