Iran's foreign minister rejects accusations that Tehran has "hegemonic" ambitions, while the country's top security official says military advisory aid to Syria will continue until all terrorists are eradicated.

An analyst says US claims of Iran’s support for al-Qaeda are totally fabricated, and Saudi Arabia has been providing funds for such fake stories to demonize the Islamic Republic.

A Beirut-based political expert says the United States’ propaganda machine has failed to stop rest of the world from establishing good relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Acrimonious US behavior toward Iran is not just restricted to hard power.

President Rouhani says those governments which deterred their citizens from traveling to Iran are advising them to visit Iran as a safe country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif says Israeli and Saudi schemes to portray Iran as a global threat have collapsed in recent years.

Hardline lobbies in the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia prevent European banks from trusting Iran.

An analyst says despite the nuclear deal, the US continues to fuel anti-Iranian sentiments that force businesses to stay away from Iran.

This edition of The Debate is about the US anti-Iran rhetoric.

Kaveh Afrasiabi says there is a systematic effort at demonizing Iran in Washington.