[[{"content_id":"3659","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"83","user_id":"2","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"Trump biggest liar on earth: Nasrallah on US corona transparency","content_number":"","content_date_event":"2020-03-14 12:55:14","content_summary":"Secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah strongly criticizes the US\u2019s avoiding transparency concerning the extent of the outbreak of the deadly new coronavirus.","content_summary_fill":"1","content_body":" \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n“We are in the middle of a battle that resembles a world war,” Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said during a televised speech on Friday, commenting on the enormity of the outbreak, Lebanon’s Naharnet news website reported.\r\n\r\nUS President Donald Trump and his team have, however, been “the worst liars” when it comes to fighting the new virus, the Hezbollah chief added.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTrump pins blame on Obama for coronavirus diagnosis delays\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nTrump has blamed his predecessor for the slow coronavirus testing process in the country, saying former President Obama "made changes that only complicated things further."\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n‘US, UK concealing virus-related data’\r\n\r\nHe cited Trump’s effort to downplay the risk posed by the virus, and said the US and the UK have been concealing the real number of those infected with the virus.\r\n\r\nThe virus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. It has so far infected over 137,000 people and killed more than 5,000 others.\r\n\r\nNasrallah hailed the Lebanese Health Ministry’s transparency in reporting the figures that concern the outbreak, and said the resistance movement’s entire resources and potential were at the government’s disposal to be used towards fighting the deadly virus.\r\n\r\nBattling the virus now constituted the government’s top priority, he said, and noted that confronting the issue was a national duty for all that had to be approached with absolute unity, Lebanon’s The Daily Star paper reported.\r\n\r\nNasrallah called on both his supporters and opponents to look beyond political, sectarian, and religious differences to tackle the new virus. He warned that the battle against the deadly virus would not be successful and instead would lead to greater losses if the issue was to be instrumentalized for political gains.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nUS sanctions on Iran\r\n\r\nThe Hezbollah chief denounced the US’s attitude towards Iran amid the Islamic Republic’s tough battle against the viral outbreak.\r\n\r\nHe said what the Islamic Republic was currently in need of was not the US’s help -- apparently referring to Washington’s offers of assistance for Iran’s preventative measures -- but the removal of the American sanctions.\r\n\r\nTehran, itself, has condemned such proposals as duplicitous, reminding that the US was making such offers while retaining the sanctions and preventing exports of food and medicine to the Islamic Republic.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIran slams Trump’s 'hypocritical, repulsive' virus aid offer amid US ‘medical terrorism’\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nIran slams a recent offer by US President Donald Trump to “assist” it to counter the coronavirus outbreak as a repulsive display of hypocrisy amid Washington’s sanctions and medical terrorism targeting Tehran.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Hezbollah chief also hailed Iran’s observance of the principle of transparency amid the outbreak.\r\n\r\nHe also criticized some Persian Gulf countries’ media outlets for trying to direct attention towards some Iranian authorities’ reported affliction with the virus. Nasrallah called such officials, who stand with their people and are infected with the virus amid their efforts to provide service for the nation, a source of pride.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLebanon’s financial woes\r\n\r\nSeparately, the Hezbollah secretary-general pointed to Lebanon’s financial crisis, saying he did not oppose foreign assistance, not even from the International Monetary Fund, as long as the conditions suited the Lebanese people and did not do them disservice.\r\n\r\n"Reform, fighting corruption, transparency, and judicial independence are excellent conditions [for a rescue package] that we have asked for," The Daily Star cited him as saying.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nUS attacks on Iraq\r\n\r\nNasrallah also condemned a recent set of deadly American airstrikes against Iraq as violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty.\r\n\r\nEarlier, the air raids targeted several locations in Iraq, including a recently-opened airport in the holy city of Karbala, killing three soldiers, two police officers, and one civilian.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Iraqi military, four more soldiers, two other officers, another civilian, and five individuals affiliated with Iraq’s anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) were also wounded in the attacks.\r\n\r\nThe Pentagon claimed the strikes had targeted five weapons stores used by Iraqi groups that “targeted US forces.”","content_html":"

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\u201cWe are in the middle of a battle that resembles a world war,\u201d Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said during a televised speech on Friday, commenting on the enormity of the outbreak, Lebanon\u2019s Naharnet news website reported.<\/p>\n\n

US President Donald Trump and his team have, however, been \u201cthe worst liars\u201d when it comes to fighting the new virus, the Hezbollah chief added.<\/p>\n\n

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Trump pins blame on Obama for coronavirus diagnosis delays<\/a><\/div>\n\n

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Trump has blamed his predecessor for the slow coronavirus testing process in the country, saying former President Obama \"made changes that only complicated things further.\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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He cited Trump\u2019s effort to downplay the risk posed by the virus, and said the US and the UK have been concealing the real number of those infected with the virus.<\/p>\n\n

The virus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. It has so far infected over 137,000 people and killed more than 5,000 others.<\/p>\n\n

Nasrallah hailed the Lebanese Health Ministry\u2019s transparency in reporting the figures that concern the outbreak, and said the resistance movement\u2019s entire resources and potential were at the government\u2019s disposal to be used towards fighting the deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n

Battling the virus now constituted the government\u2019s top priority, he said, and noted that confronting the issue was a national duty for all that had to be approached with absolute unity, Lebanon\u2019s The Daily Star paper reported.<\/p>\n\n

Nasrallah called on both his supporters and opponents to look beyond political, sectarian, and religious differences to tackle the new virus. He warned that the battle against the deadly virus would not be successful and instead would lead to greater losses if the issue was to be instrumentalized for political gains.<\/p>\n\n

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US sanctions on Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Hezbollah chief denounced the US\u2019s attitude towards Iran amid the Islamic Republic\u2019s tough battle against the viral outbreak.<\/p>\n\n

He said what the Islamic Republic was currently in need of was not the US\u2019s help -- apparently referring to Washington\u2019s offers of assistance for Iran\u2019s preventative measures -- but the removal of the American sanctions.<\/p>\n\n

Tehran, itself, has condemned such proposals as duplicitous, reminding that the US was making such offers while retaining the sanctions and preventing exports of food and medicine to the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n\n

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Iran slams Trump\u2019s 'hypocritical, repulsive' virus aid offer amid US \u2018medical terrorism\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n\n

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Iran slams a recent offer by US President Donald Trump to \u201cassist\u201d it to counter the coronavirus outbreak as a repulsive display of hypocrisy amid Washington\u2019s sanctions and\u00a0medical terrorism targeting Tehran.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

The Hezbollah chief also hailed Iran\u2019s observance of the principle of transparency amid the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n

He also criticized some Persian Gulf countries\u2019 media outlets for trying to direct attention towards some Iranian authorities\u2019 reported affliction with the virus. Nasrallah called such officials, who stand with their people and are infected with the virus amid their efforts to provide service for the nation, a source of pride.<\/p>\n\n

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Lebanon\u2019s financial woes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Separately, the Hezbollah secretary-general pointed to Lebanon\u2019s financial crisis, saying he did not oppose foreign assistance, not even from the International Monetary Fund, as long as the conditions suited the Lebanese people and did not do them disservice.<\/p>\n\n

\"Reform, fighting corruption, transparency, and judicial independence are excellent conditions [for a rescue package] that we have asked for,\" The Daily Star cited him as saying.<\/p>\n\n

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US attacks on Iraq<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Nasrallah also condemned a recent set of deadly American airstrikes<\/a> against Iraq as violation of the Arab country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n

Earlier, the air raids targeted several locations in Iraq, including a recently-opened airport in the holy city of Karbala, killing three soldiers, two police officers, and one civilian.<\/p>\n\n

According to the Iraqi military, four more soldiers, two other officers, another civilian, and five individuals affiliated with Iraq\u2019s anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) were also wounded in the attacks.<\/p>\n\n

The Pentagon claimed the strikes had targeted five weapons stores used by Iraqi groups that \u201ctargeted US forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2020-03-14 12:55:14","content_date_finish":"2020-03-14 12:55:14","content_date_register":"2020-03-14 12:56:13","content_date_last_edit":"2020-03-14 12:56:13","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"2727470282","attach_date_register":"2020-03-14 12:56:11","attach_id":"7380","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"596","attach_img_height":"331","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"980","visit_date_last":"2024-11-25 09:16:36","attach_title":"Trump biggest liar on earth: Nasrallah on US corona transparency 2","node_title":"Favorite,News,Ordinary","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":98, \"left\":2, \"right\":11},{\"node_id\":126, \"left\":64, \"right\":65},{\"node_id\":127, \"left\":66, \"right\":67}]","node_number":"3","allowable_node":"3"}]]