Russia Dismisses Iran General Visit as 'Rumor'

Russia is dismissing as "rumors" reports it hosted an Iranian general, despite a United Nations travel ban on such a visit.    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said "all commentaries" on these rumors have been made and there is nothing he can add to what he called a “chain of suspicions” from his American colleagues. The U.S. State Department said last week a July visit to Russia by Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani had violated the U.N. ban. The...

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