TEHRAN (Basirat): Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected as “baseless” the US claims against the Islamic Republic in its annual report on people smuggling, saying that Washington’s meddlesome policies have spread the human trafficking networks around the world.

TEHRAN (Basirat): Iran’s Foreign Ministry hit back at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his “false and tedious” allegations against the Islamic Republic’s regional role, saying attempts to cover up the US’s destructive role in the Middle East would get nowhere.