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Iran deal could redress imbalance between EU, US, says Adeli

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

London, Feb 17, IRNA -- Iranian Ambassador to the UK, Mohammad 
Hossein Adeli, has suggested that a successful outcome to the 
ongoing discussions to reach long term arrangements on Iran`s 
nuclear program could redress the imbalance between the EU and US. 
"Effective European negotiation with Iran maybe one way by which 
Europe could revive some balance," Adeli told journalists at a 
monthly meeting of Reuters news makers in London Wednesday. 
"Although continued disagreements over Iraqi policy may hamper 
the adoption of a common policy by both sides of the Atlantic, there 
is no doubt that Europe and the US will want to minimize the 
fallout," he said. 
The ambassador said that it was the new political landscape in 
the Persian Gulf region that made Iran "feel more comfortable and 
secure." 
"Realization of this situation encouraged Iran to deal with the 
outside world, such as the Europeans in order to remove the tensions 
and build up confidence," he said. 
Adeli gave a historical account of the developments in the 
Persian Gulf region and the dominant role played by Iran as well as 
a current perspective on US interference leading to its invasion of 
Iraq. 
"Traditionally, the relations between the three big powers, i.e.: 
Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, in the Persian Gulf are essential for 
the new order," he said. 
Given the presence of the US in the region, the ambassador 
suggested that the balance between these states was "highly 
influenced by the nature of their relations with the US." 
He believed that while the US already had hostile relations with 
Iran, Iraq would "not have to be revived as a regional adventurous 
power again by Americans." 
The change in the political landscape also included the 
restrained relations between the US and Saudi Arabia and America`s 
decision to move its military bases to smaller states in the Persian 
Gulf. 
"This development contributed to more convergence between Iran 
and Saudi Arabia," Adeli said, while "the emergence of a new Iraq 
would not be a threat for the region for some foreseeable future." 
With regard to security in the region, he warned that US 
exclusionist policies that try to deny its rightful role in the 
Persian Gulf "can`t be sustained." 
Iran`s policies towards the Persian Gulf were based upon 
strategic considerations and the country was "more than ready to 
embark on a regional setting which could benefit all," the 
ambassador said. 
But from an American perspective, he said that "their presence 
only fuels the terrorists` propaganda claims that the United States 
seeks to prop up the hated local tyrants and control the Middle 
East." 
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