TEHRAN (Basirat): Germany can forget about getting as much intelligence from US spooks as it currently does if it allows Chinese telecoms to build 5G infrastructure, a letter from the American ambassador in Berlin has reportedly warned, as Washington is continuing to twist the arms of its European allies to discourage economic cooperation with its biggest geopolitical rival, China.

TEHRAN (Basirat): President of China Xi Jinping sent separate written messages to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.