INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
THRAN - In a veiled reference to the countries that have normalized ties with Israel, a veteran Iranian politician warns Tehran will respond
state of weakness and U.S
minister, came a day after Biden concluded his visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia.Kharrazi said Iran has carried out extensive military drills
interview, Kharrazi also said Iran seeks regional talks with the participation of important countries such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt,
Qatar, and other states.He noted that Qatar has made important proposals on holding dialogue among regional countries and that Tehran has
expressed its full readiness in this regard.Kharrazi also welcomed recent remarks by officials in Riyadh to extend a hand of friendship to
Iran, saying Tehran is ready to enter into dialogue with Saudi Arabia to restore relations to normalcy.Iran and Saudi Arabia are two
important countries in the region and resolving their differences would lead to major changes in West Asia, the veteran politician
remarked.Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran in January 2016 after Iranian protesters, enraged by the Saudi execution of
prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, stormed its embassy in Tehran
The move was condemned by senior Iranian officials, including Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Kharrazi also rejected
allegations that Iran has intentions to build nuclear weapons, saying this is while the Islamic Republic possesses the expertise, such as
increasing the level of uranium enrichment from 20 percent to 60 percent, Press TV reported.Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
the United States to revive the 2015 Iran deal, he said it is difficult to conduct a direct dialogue with Washington in light of a thick
wall of mistrust due to hostile U.S
policies toward Iran.He added that there are no guarantees that the U.S
would continue to honor the 5215 Iran deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if the agreement is
concluded two days of indirect talks, mediated by the European Union, in the Doha, Qatari, late last month in an attempt to break the
insisted on refusing to undo its so-called maximum pressure policy against Tehran.
