September 29, 2019 1:05 PM

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Iran will not interfere in upcoming US presidential election, says Foreign Minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country would not interfere in the upcoming US presidential election, adding that Tehran does not have a preference in the race. In an interview with US TV channel in New York, he accused Washington of initiating a cyberwar with his country. Javad Zarif warned that any war the United States starts it would not be able to finish.<br />'' <br />'' When told that US intelligence included Iran among the countries attempting to interfere with the Presidential election, he responded that his country does not have a preference to intervene in the polls. But, he said, there is a cyberwar going on. <br />'' <br />'' He cited a computer virus Stuxnet which is widely believed to be a joint creation of the US and Israel. The virus is blamed for disrupting thousands of Iranian centrifuges to damage its nuclear programme.<br />''  <br />

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