Iran Press- 'As said earlier, Europeans did quite well in announcing their stances; however, they should take practical steps in translating those stances; they can no longer "wait and see" , said Zarif.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of his meeting with Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission members, Zarif said regarding the JCPOA, Europeans have taken some concrete actions such as letting European investment bank to financially support and encourage the small- and medium-sized companies to cooperate with Iran reported IRNA.
'Whether such measures will be fruitful, (it should be said that) Europeans should be well prepared to take their interests vis-à-vis Iran, the region and world order into consideration, so that Americans would not be able to dictate their stances to others; this means in fact that they (Europeans) will be ready to pay the cost.'
No pain, no gain, Zarif said, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran successfully ruined fabricated security alliance between the US and Zionist regime against the country and gained significant achievements in that regard.
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The JCPOA could change the security atmosphere formed against Iran to isolate the US and it is now Europe's turn to pay its share to guarantee their long lasting interests, he said.
Time is ripe for Europe to make decision as they cannot buy time any longer, he said.
The US administration should open its eyes to realities as exertion of pressure over Iran goes nowhere but only creates problems for people, Zarif said.
Regarding John Bolton’s remarks, Zarif said that Bolton and the US government should see the reality of the region and the results of the pressures that have been imposed to Iran, adding that, these pressures have been only placed on Iranian people.
Americans are after psychological warfare and are trying to foment this psychological war with the world and Iran, he said, adding that they are bullying in the world and they use all their means to compensate their isolation and will surely fail in this route, MNA reported.
The Iranian administration is aware of the pressure that has been imposed to the people and it uses all of its power to neutralize US sanctions at the lowest cost, he highlighted.
Thanks' to Almighty, Iranian government in the past successfully overcame all hardships and this time can do the same as the world public opinion is against the US, he said.
Iran's foreign policy was quite successful but those of the US and Zionist regime experienced a humiliating defeat, he said.
Recently, Rouhani said there could be no talks as long as Washington was reneging on the deal."
“If you stab someone with a knife and then you say you want talks, then the first thing you have to do is remove the knife,” Rouhani said.
“We are always in favour of diplomacy and talks ... But talks need honesty,” Rouhani said. “Trump’s call for direct talks is only for domestic consumption in America ahead of elections ... and to create chaos in Iran.”
European allies tried and failed to persuade Trump not to walk out of the 2015 agreement, under which Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of international sanctions. Rouhani said Washington would come to rue a move that had been rejected by other countries.
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