Tehran says Washington seeks to “maintain US arms sales by fueling an Iranophobia project”
23 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Government of Iran has branded this Sunday as “provocations” the statements of the United States about its military program and has maintained that Washington seeks to “sell American weapons” through the promotion of “iranophobia”.
“The US Secretary of State’s (Antony Blinken) provocative statements about Iran’s military program are aimed solely at maintaining US arms sales by fueling a project of Iranophobia and fueling differences between countries in the region,” the spokesman said. of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Naser Kanani.
Blinken said on April 20 that Washington “is firmly committed to disrupting Iran’s military procurement activities,” before unveiling sanctions on Iranian and Chinese entities for “destabilizing behavior.”
In this sense, Kanani stressed that “contrary to the thoughtless statements of the Secretary of State of the US regime, Iran, within the framework of the good neighbor policy, has always emphasized dialogue, participation and regional cooperation to guarantee security and common interests of regional countries, away from the interference of foreigners”.
“The positive events that are taking place in the region go in this direction,” he said, apparently referring to the agreement signed in March with Saudi Arabia to restore its diplomatic relations and Syria’s rapprochement with various countries in the region over the last few years. months.
Kanani has stressed that “Iran’s military program is only defensive and deterrent in nature,” according to a statement posted by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on its website. “It is not directed against any country that has no intention of aggression against Iran,” he stressed.
Finally, he has said that “it is in the interest” of the United States to abandon its “erroneous, interventionist and irresponsible position” in the Middle East and that “it allows the process of strengthening stability and peace, with the cooperation and participation of regional countries “.
