IRAN REJECTS STATE DEPARTMENT’S REPORT ON TERRORISM:

Iran on Sunday 5 June 2016 rejected the USA State Department annual report which concluded that the Islamic Republic remains the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said the report is "false" and further evidence of the "lack of credibility of reports by the USA State Department." The report identified Iran as the world's "foremost state sponsor of terrorism in 2015" through its financing, training and equipping of various terrorist groups, notably Lebanon's Hezbollah. Ansari in his rebuttal said the USA provides "unconditional" support for Israel as it deprives the Palestinians of basic rights and that Washington ignores the role of allies like Saudi Arabia in supporting extremist groups. The report said that despite reaching a landmark agreement with world powers on its nuclear program, Iran continues to use the Quds Force of its Revolutionary Guard to create instability throughout the Middle East. (INN)