President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iran was ready for the worst in a...
DUBAI - President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iran was ready for the worst in an uphill struggle to salvage its nuclear deal with world powers abandoned by the United States, but that he was sure Tehran would eventually prevail.
Iran has retaliated by breaching the deal, resuming uranium enrichment seen in the West as a potential conduit to developing an atom bomb, but faces severe economic damage under intensified U.S. sanctions designed to strangle its vital oil trade.“We are not acting on the assumption we will get results through talks and accords,” Rouhani said, alluding to European powers trying to salvage the deal that reined in Iran’s disputed nuclear advances but unable to protect from U.S.
France voiced concern over the U.S. move and said that along with Britain and Germany it disagreed with the decision, the French Foreign Ministry said.“We consider that all diplomatic channels should stay open, particularly in a context of high tensions,” the ministry said.A pivotal player in the nuclear deal who was educated and lived for years in the United States, Zarif said the U.S. action would not affect him as he had no property or other interests in America.
Iran has long said its nuclear work is solely for civilian energy and its missiles only for defense and deterrence.As U.S.-Iranian tensions have spiraled, the security of shipping in the Gulf, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil passes, has shot up the international agenda.
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talks to the media during the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau in Caracas, Venezuela July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File Photo
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rouhani says 'childish' of U.S. to sanction Iran foreign minister ZarifIranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States of 'childish beh...
Read more »
Iranian President Slams U.S. Sanctions on Top DiplomatIran President Hassan Rouhani slammed a U.S. decision to sanction his top diplomat as “childish,” saying it undermined the prospect of talks to defuse escalating tensions between the two countries
Read more »
Iran president: US sanctions on foreign minister 'childish'Iran's president says U.S. financial sanctions on Iran's foreign minister are 'childish' and a barrier to diplomacy.
Read more »
Iran says it's prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia also readyIran is prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia is also ready, Iranian Foreign Min...
Read more »
Iran to reduce nuclear deal commitments more unless Europe protects it: ZarifIran is set to further cut its commitments to its international nuclear deal unl...
Read more »
US urges Germany to reconsider Persian Gulf missionWashington isn't happy that Germany has rejected its request to join a U.S.-led naval security mission in the Persian Gulf
Read more »