NOURNEWS – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said that a recent anti-Iran statement by the United States, the E3 – Britain, France and Germany – as well as the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council is not worth answering.
According to mfa.gov.ir, Khatibzadeh addressed reporters that such a meeting and statement is a fake and illegitimate showoff that does not deserve any reaction.
The US administration who violated UN Resolution 2231 and withdrew the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is responsible for the current situation in respect of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the spokesman said, adding that the United States is the only country in the world that has a dark history of using nuclear weapons and it is also the one that intervenes in other countries internal affairs and now the US is trying to create a crisis and propagate against Iran.
Referring to certain Arab states in the region, he noted that these countries, which are responsible for the invasion of Yemen, are not in a position to put forward baseless accusations against other nations in order to get rid of the responsibility of their crimes.
Robert Malley, the US Special Representative for Iran, and representatives of three European powers, as well as envoys from PGCC states, met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday to discuss the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The participants issued a statement, attempted to reiterate their unfounded charges on Iran’s regional influence, and continued their Iranophobic policy.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Khatibzadeh pointed to comments made by his French counterpart Anne-Claire Legendre, warning that political officials' taking stances with the purpose of affecting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will definitely tarnish the reputation of the international body and question the legitimacy of the agency’s moves.
France has called on the IAEA Board of Governors to convey "a strong message" to the Islamic Republic in their next session on November 24.
The Iranian spokesman further condemned the US's new sanctions on six Iranian individuals and one Iranian entity, underlining that such a failed policy to put more pressure on Iran shows the Americans’ dismay.
The United States Department of the Treasury announced on Thursday that it has put names of six Iranian individuals and one Iranian entity into the sanction list, claiming that they have tried to affect the 2020 presidential elections in the United States.
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