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 by AFP Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Oct 1, 2021
The Iranian army's ground forces began holding manoeuvres near the country's border with Azerbaijan on Friday, state media reported, despite criticism from its neighbour. The exercises took place in open areas in northwestern Iran, said state television, which showed tanks, howitzers and helicopters firing at targets on the ground. "We respect good neighbourly relations but we do not tolerate the presence of Zionist regime (Israeli) elements and Islamic State terrorists in the region," ground forces commander Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari told state TV. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had criticised the Iranian war games in an interview published on Monday. "Every country can carry out any military drill on its own territory. It's their sovereign right. But why now, and why on our border?" he told Turkish news agency Anadolu. His comments were rebuffed by Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. "The drills carried out by our country in the northwest border areas... are a question of sovereignty," Khatibzadeh said in a statement on Tuesday. Iran and Azerbaijan share a border of around 700 kilometres (430 miles). A major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, Israel came under diplomatic fire from Armenia during last year's conflict between the Caucasus neighbours. Iran and Azerbaijan share a border of around 700 kilometres (430 miles). Ethnic Azeris make up around 10 million of Iran's 83 million people.
US generals say they recommended keeping 2,500 troops in Afghanistan Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2021 Top US generals said Tuesday that they advised President Joe Biden to keep American troops in Afghanistan and expressed concern that the Taliban has not severed ties with Al-Qaeda. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, said they had personally recommended that some 2,500 troops remain on the ground in Afghanistan. Biden, in April, ordered a complete pullout of US forces from the country by August 31, followi ... read more
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