Zionist Plot Against Iran-P5+1 JCPOA Defeated, Says Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Zionist regime’s plot against Iran’s nuclear agreement with six world powers has been defeated.
Zarif made the remarks on Tuesday upon his arrival in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on the first leg of his regional tour.
He said the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – the United States, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany – in Vienna last month created a historic opportunity for the countries in the Middle East region to repel dangerous threats such as the Israeli regime and terrorism.
Zarif expressed hope that the conclusion of Iran’s nuclear talks with the world powers would benefit the countries and nations in the region.
On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 countries finalized the text of the nuclear agreement, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in Vienna.
Under the JCPOA, limits will be put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for, among other things, the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.
Zarif also pointed to the Israeli regime, terrorism, extremism and violence as the major challenges facing the countries in the Middle East, adding: “Once more, I call on Muslim countries in the region to respond positively to Iran’s invitation to dialog and cooperation for guaranteeing the interests of regional states and nations.”
He emphasized that the Middle East countries need to hold dialog on how to deal with common challenges.
Zarif said he would exchange views with senior Lebanese officials on regional peace and security and ways to improve Tehran-Beirut cooperation.
He noted that coexistence among Lebanese groups and tribes and the country’s resistance against aggression, extremism and terrorism can set an example for other regional states to follow.
The Iranian minister arrived in Beirut at the head of a delegation on Tuesday on the first leg of the second round of his regional tours following the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers.
Zarif is scheduled to sit down with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. He also plans to meet Lebanon-based representatives of Palestinian groups.
Saudi Arabia repeating Israel stance on JCPOA, says Afkham
Meanwhile, Iran has dismissed Saudi Arabia’s anger about Tehran’s recent nuclear agreement with the six world powers, saying the Arab kingdom is rehashing the Israeli regime’s stance against the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, MarziehAfkham, said on Tuesday that remarks by Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in a joint press conference with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Berlin on Monday showed that the JCPOA, which is aimed at ending an “unnecessary crisis,” has incurred the Saudi official’s “irrational wrath.”
“When the senior representative of a regional government is infuriated to such extent by the political settlement of issues in the region and at the international level, it leaves no doubt that he has chosen a life of problems and crisis,” she said.
She expressed regret that the Saudi minister’s remarks about the JCPOA were an “echo of the Zionist regime’s stance.”
The Saudi foreign minister on Monday claimed that despite the Vienna agreement between Iran and the six global powers in July, Iran would go ahead and manufacture nuclear weapons because Tehran has consistently refused to allow nuclear inspectors to visit some of its military sites.
On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 countries finalized the text of the nuclear agreement in Vienna.
Under the JCPOA, limits will be put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for, among other things, the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.
Iran has repeatedly stated that it has not and will not have a non-civilian nuclear program, irrespective of the JCPOA.
The UN Security Council on July 20 unanimously endorsed a draft resolution turning the JCPOA into international law. All 15 members of the UN body voted for the draft UN resolution in New York, setting the stage for the lifting of the Security Council sanctions against Iran.
Afkham further pointed to the Saudi foreign minister’s claims about Iran’s uranium enrichment activities, saying, “Such remarks indicate an incorrect comprehension of international relations and the competence of countries.”
In his joint press conference with the German foreign minister, Jubeiralso claimed that Riyadh is closely monitoring Iran’s uranium enrichment program.
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