Zarif: Iran may withdraw from nuclear deal in case of major violations by US
Iran Press TV
Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:12PM
Iran has warned that any major JCPOA violation on behalf of the US may result in Tehran's withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remark on Monday during an interview with The National Interest magazine.
"If it comes to a major violation, or what in the terms of the nuclear deal is called significant nonperformance, then Iran has other options available, including withdrawing from the deal," he said.
US responsible for situation in Iraq
When asked about a recent New York Times article which claimed that the US had lost in Iraq, Zarif noted that Tehran does not view the regional situation as a winning or losing battle.
"It's a situation where the initial US invasion of Iraq has led everybody to lose. Because we believe that the situation in today's world is so interconnected that we cannot have winners and losers; we either win together or lose together," he said.
"I believe our region requires solutions. And those solutions should emanate from a different approach to issues," he added.
Iran's policy is fighting terrorism
Zarif also stressed that Iran has unswerving policy of "fighting extremism and terrorism," be it in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria.
"The people who recognized the Taliban regime in Afghanistan are the same as the ones who are imposing pressure on Qatar, the same as the ones who are having difficulty with Iran, both in Syria and Iraq and in the region generally," he said.
Iran's foreign minister further stressed that several regional countries continue to support terrorist groups active in the Middle East.
"Some countries consistently supported the wrong groups – these are the same countries from whose nationals, almost 94 percent of those engaged in acts of terror," he noted.
When asked about the future of Iran-US relations, Zarif said that the outcome of such an equation will be determined by Washington's approach.
"It has to look at Iran as the only country in the region where people stand in line for ten hours to vote," he said.
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