Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian[/caption]Iran has fired another volley at the US over the Middle East, including Syria and Iraq, by accusing it of backing terrorists in the Middle East.
Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who leads the Ministrys approach to the region, claimed on Tuesday that the US had reached out for Irans support in combating terrorism.
However, he asserted, We do not see America as sincere in its fight against terrorism because they simultaneously support terrorists.
Soon after the Islamic States rapid advance in northern and eastern Iraq last June, the Rouhani Government sought cooperation with Washington to check the jihadists. However, the initiative was criticized by hardliners and eventually blocked by the Supreme Leader, who publicly accused the US of dishonesty.
The Governments desire for cooperation has been further checked by the stalemate in the negotiations with the US and the other 5+1 Powers for a comprehensive nuclear settlement.
Supreme Leaders Letter Will Bring Collapse of Western Liberal Democracy
Tuesdays top claim came from the head of the Basij militia, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, who asserted that the Supreme Leaders recent message to North American and European youth will bring the demise of Western liberalism.
Naqdi told an audience in Isfahan in central Iran, The arrogant powers fear the Supreme Leaders letter, continuing:
The letter will have much wider and stronger impacts than the letter that was sent by the late Imam Khomeini to [Soviet leader Mikhail] Gorbachev, as that letter was the start of the total collapse of Communism.
This letter will give rise to the collapse of the western liberal democracy.
In his letter last month, the Supreme Leader called on Western youth to read the Quran, as American and European media put out a distorted vision of Islam:
Many attempts have been made over the past two decades, almost since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, to place this great religion in the seat of a horrifying enemy. The provocation of a feeling of horror and hatred and its utilization has unfortunately a long record in the political history of the West.
Rouhani: Differences Narrowing in Nuclear Talks
President Rouhani expressed optimism about the nuclear talks with the 5+1 Powers on Tuesday, telling reporters, In certain cases, there were a lot of gaps and differences of opinion, but the differences have narrowed at the moment.
The comments came after discussions with the 5+1 and with each of the members (US, Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia) in the last three weeks.
Rouhani told the journalists, Fortunately, the trend is proceeding within the framework set by [Iran], with the West understanding that it needs to recognize the Iranian nations rights.
Two unnamed diplomats told the Associated Press this week that a compromise is being tabled that allows Iran to keep most of its 10,000 uranium centrifuges in operation, albeit with limitations on output. However, the report appeared to evade the critical issues in the talks.
By EA WorldView
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