Iranian foreign minister rejects Obama’s anti-Iran remarks
Iran’s top diplomat has dismissed US President Barack Obama’s recent anti-Iran remarks, saying the comments aim to please Washington’s Arab allies.
Reacting to remarks by Obama, who called Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism” in an interview with Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the comments are “merely a repetition of previous baseless accusations” and are intended to calm US allies, Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
“These allegations have been proven groundless time and again,” Zarif said.
During the Asharq Al-Awsat interview, which was published on Wednesday, Obama also said the Arab states of the Persian Gulf were right to be concerned about Iran’s activities in the region.
The Iranian foreign minister said the Islamic Republic’s policies in the region are based on “the enhancement of friendship and cooperation and responsible action to strengthen stability and guarantee security in the region.”
The US president is hosting Persian Gulf Arab leaders and officials of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) in his Camp David resort. The meeting is widely viewed as an attempt to ease Arab concerns over a possible nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
Obama’s interview was published on the eve of the Camp David meeting.
The Islamic Republic and the P5+1 countries – the US, Germany, China, France, Russia and the UK – have been negotiating to reach a comprehensive deal over peaceful Iranian nuclear work. Iran seeks the removal of sanctions on the country in return for enhanced transparency in its civilian nuclear work.
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