INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
THRAN - In a veiled reference to the countries that have normalized ties with Israel, a veteran Iranian politician warns Tehran will respond
Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said in an interview with Al Jazeera that part of it was published on Sunday.Kharrazi, however, said
Arabia.Kharrazi said Iran has carried out extensive military drills to demonstrate its capability to hit targets deep inside Israel in the
participation of important countries such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, and other states.He noted that Qatar has made important
proposals on holding dialogue among regional countries and that Tehran has expressed its full readiness in this regard.Kharrazi also
welcomed recent remarks by officials in Riyadh to extend a hand of friendship to Iran, saying Tehran is ready to enter into dialogue with
Saudi Arabia to restore relations to normalcy.Iran and Saudi Arabia are two important countries in the region and resolving their
differences would lead to major changes in West Asia, the veteran politician remarked.Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran in
January 2016 after Iranian protesters, enraged by the Saudi execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, stormed its
The move was condemned by senior Iranian officials, including Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
but increasing it to 60 percent was done in 2-3 days.Therefore, he said, it will not be difficult to enrich uranium to purity of 90
why they're selling so many arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and to Israel..
the Strategic Council for Foreign Relations noted.He added that Iran has every right to enhance its defense strategy and that there was no
Qassem Soleimani was internationally famous for his war against terrorism."United States trying to materialize financial imperialism"On the
current relationship between Iran and the United States and whether he sees a potential for improved dealings, Kharrazi said this is in the
They have to come up with a new policy
Unfortunately, the United States is trying to materialize financial imperialism
remarked.Regarding the indirect negotiations with the United States to revive the 2015 Iran deal, he said it is difficult to conduct a
direct dialogue with Washington in light of a thick wall of mistrust due to hostile United States policies toward Iran.He added that there
are no guarantees that the United States would continue to honor the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
of indirect talks, mediated by the European Union, in Doha, Qatar, late last month in an attempt to break the stalemate in reviving the
