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Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gave detailed responses to a "baseless and insulting" statement by his US counterpart in May who had set 12 preconditions for Iran and issued threats against Tehran.
In a detailed article published on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday,
Zarif denounced Mike Pompeo's May 21 anti-Iran remarks as the culmination of a delusional US approach to the Middle East.
The following is the full text of his article:
In the Name of God, the Compassionate the Merciful
US Foreign Policy in Crisis
Javad Zarif
Following the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Paris Climate Accord, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is the third multilateral agreement that the current United States administration has withdrawn from. The administration has also put in jeopardy other multilateral arrangements such as NAFTA, the global trade system, and parts of the United Nations system, thus inflicting considerable damage to multilateralism, and the prospects for resolving disputes through diplomacy.
The announcement on 8 May 2018 of the United States' withdrawal from the JCPOA and the unilateral and unlawful re-imposition of nuclear sanctions - a decision opposed by majority of the American people - was the culmination of a series of violations of the terms of the accord by this administration, in spite of the fact that the International Atomic Energy Agency, as the sole competent international authority had repeatedly verified Iran's compliance with its commitments under the accord. The US decision was rejected by the international community and even its closest allies, including the European Union, Britain, France and Germany.
Comment: Assad is correct of course. The US's policy in Syria is likely and largely out of Trump's hands as evidenced by the fact that US forces are still in Syria - uninvited - and still supporting the 'opposition' against democratically elected president Assad. All of which stands in contrast to statements Trump has made in the past and not-so-recent past questioning US involvement in Syria.
Good on Assad for dismissing US 'diplomacy' in regards to Syria for what it is: Bullshit.
See some other outspoken and truthful statements Assad's made in recent months: