Iran Foreign Ministry has dismissed on Thursday the remarks made by US President Barack Obama concerning Iran and the region as "unrealistic and unconstructive."
Iran Foreign Ministry has dismissed on Thursday the remarks made by US President Barack Obama concerning Iran and the region as “unrealistic and unconstructive,” Iran review reported.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said that Obama’s comments on Iran’s nuclear activities show his incorrect understanding of Tehran’s commitment to the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities.
She added that the US “illusion” about the effect of its anti-Iran sanctions on Iran’s motivation and willingness to engage in nuclear talks is based on a false understanding of Tehran’s commitment to dispel any doubts about the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities.
Afkham was referring to the comments Obama made during his fifth State of the Union address before US Congress on Tuesday night.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman also emphasized that highlighting the effects of anti-Iran sanctions was the result of a “totally incorrect interpretation of Iran’s willingness to create a new opportunity for Western countries to forge a different kind of relations with Iranian people and try to win the confidence of this great nation.
She dismissed Washington’s accusation about Iran nuclear energy program having a military aspect, saying that Tehran has never sought nuclear weapons.
Afkham stressed Iran’s commitment to the interim nuclear deal signed between Iran and the six world powers in Geneva in November 2013, calling on the US not to forget its obligations under the agreement.
The Iranian official also criticized Obama for labeling Lebanon’s resistance movement of Hezbollah as a terrorist group while the White House has been turning a blind eye to the crimes of foreign-backed Takfiri militants in the region.
She also said the Bahraini regime’s clampdown on religious bodies will merely “complicate” the domestic problems of the tiny Persian Gulf Kingdom.
Cracking down on “religious institutions in this country [Bahrain] will not solve problems and will only complicate them,” said Marzieh Afkham in reaction to a decision by the Manama regime to dissolve a Shia religious body.
The Iranian official further advised authorities in Bahrain to “avoid security and tribal approaches and prepare the grounds for meeting civil demands by adopting confidence-building measures.”
