Gemayel: Resistance that challenges state building lacks legitimacy

Former Lebanese president and current Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel said on Friday that “any resistance that challenges the building of the state lacks legitimacy.”

“There is no legitimacy for any Resistance that contradicts the building of the state (more…)

Iran denies that the Iranian army took over an Iraqi oil well

Iran on Saturday rejected the reports that an Iraqi oil well was taken over by Iranian armed forces as an attempt to harm the relations between the two neighboring countries, the official IRNA news agency reported.
“Foreign media made unfounded allegation … and attempted to disrupt friendly relations between Iran and Iraq by propaganda campaign,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast was quoted as saying.
“Iran and Iraq currently enjoy friendly and excellent ties,” he said. “Those who are not satisfied with such friendly ties between the two countries try to create rift by spreading improper language.”
An Iraqi official said Saturday that a number of Iraqi troops were monitoring the oil well seized by Iranian forces along the disputed border between the two countries, as Iraq demanded once again that Iran withdraw.
Source: Xinhua

Iranian army occupies an Iraqi oil oil

Iranian soldiers have crossed into Iraqi territory and taken up position at a southern oilfield whose ownership is disputed by Iran, an Iraqi official said on Friday. Deputy Interior Minister Ahmed Ali al-Khafaji, reversing statements made earlier in the day, said the incursion on Friday was the latest in a series this week.
“At 3:30 this afternoon, 11 Iranian (soldiers) infiltrated the Iran-Iraq border and took control of the oil well. They raised the Iranian flag, and they are still there until this moment,” he told Reuters.
He said the Iraqi government had taken no military action but stressed it would seek a measured, diplomatic response to the situation. “We are awaiting orders from our leader.”
the oil oil is believed to be in the Fauqa Field near the border with Iran. Reters

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Update:
Iraq urges Iran to withdraw immediately from oil well it seized earlier Friday