“I'm not saying top (Iranian) authorities ordered this incident and believe it was probably several hotheaded sailors behind it, but further incidents of this kind could strain relations.”
“Bringing up these issues is only going to add to heat to an already fragile situation in Iraq and they don't help anybody at all. What Iraq needs at this moment is calm, but these images, which have already been dealt with and seen people punished, will only worsen the violent atmosphere.”
“Bringing up these issues is only going to add heat to an already fragile situation in Iraq and they don't help anybody at all. What Iraq needs at this moment is calm, but these images, which have already been dealt with and seen people punished, will only worsen the violent atmosphere.”
