Why it matters:
This diplomatic response highlights Iran's firm rejection of external pressure regarding its nuclear activities and underscores the ongoing tensions between Iran and Western governments. Iran directly shifts blame for the breakdown in diplomacy onto the U.S. and the Zionist regime, stressing that diplomacy collapsed when the Zionist regime, backed by the United States, carried out illegal attacks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities during negotiations.
The big picture:
The reaction comes in response to a call from the Japanese and Australian foreign ministers for Iran to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and resume talks. Iran views this as hypocritical, especially following Australia’s politically motivated decision to downgrade diplomatic relations with Tehran.
What they are saying:
Iranian Embassy in Tokyo said: “It is regrettable that Japan has issued a highly biased and unacceptable statement on Iran together with Australia, a country that just a few days ago reduced its diplomatic relations with Iran without any reasonable cause and is now hypocritically asking Iran to turn to diplomacy.”The Embassy added: “Diplomacy was destroyed by the Zionist regime and the United States through their illegal attacks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities. They must be condemned and held accountable for the current situation — not Iran.”
Key points:
- The statement objects to a specific clause in the joint Australia-Japan communiqué.
- Iran condemned the statement for its inappropriate and one-sided tone.
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