TEHRAN (IRNA): Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran under no circumstances will yield to the US anti-Iran pressures.
Zarif made the remarks in a meeting which was held on the sidelines of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Doha, Qatar.
‘Iran will find its route as it is for 40 years we have done it and this will be continued which is a tough job, but we never tolerate pressues againt our nation and under no circumstances yield to their pressures and always welcome those giving us friendship hands,’ Zarif said.
The US is now supporting Zionist regime which is regarded as the biggest terrorist in the region consequently the US is not illegible to label others terrorist and ‘we strongly condemn the US measures in this regard’, he said.
Iran never interfere in the relations between the US and countries in the region but ‘we understand that all should live together which requires dialogue and mutual respect and understanding’, Zarif said.
Iran is opposed to pressures being exerted against Qatar which is against international rules and regulations and the only option for all parties is returning to the table of negotiations, he said.
Referring to amicable ties between Iran with Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, he expressed hope to witness improvement of relations with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Zarif said.
The ACD is an inter-governmental organization created in Thailand on June 18, 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at continental level.
Zarif told Qatar’s Al Jazeera television channel on Thursday that, while Iran doesn’t want to escalate tensions further with Washington, it won’t allow the U.S. to threaten the security of the Persian Gulf, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Thursday.
“Aggravating the situation between Tehran and Washington isn’t in Iran’s interest,” he added.
“But we want to keep the Persian Gulf safe and open to everyone, including Iran,” he said.
“As we have stated before, Iran won’t permit the U.S. to threaten the Gulf,” the foreign minister added.
He also reiterated accusations that a handful of world leaders — from the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — were actively promoting conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
Those leaders, which Zarif has previously described as the “B-Team”, include U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Saudi Crown Prince Salman; and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince.
Recent days have seen tensions mount between Washington and Tehran, with the latter threatening to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in response to the recent reactivation of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s energy sector.
