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Wednesday 26 August 2015 - 09:46
Story Code : 177628

Zarif: Elections, not negotiations defeated sanctions

Tehran, Aug 25, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the reason for failure of the sanctions was the elections and not the negotiations, and said that the elections stopped the embargos.

'When Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called the presidential election as political epic it was because the election made the sanctions to fail,' Zarif said on Tuesday.

He underlined that the anti-Iran sanctions were against the most basic human rights, and said, 'You could not open an account even for buying medicine and foodstuff and you had to pay cash.'

Zarif said today the Islamic Republic of Iran is today in true sense of the word powerful to influence minds and hearts.

Addressing a group of officials, Zarif said dimensions of power is reflected in Iran's Islamic Revolution, which should be interpreted as stabilization of the country's power.

He said, 'Today nobody considers the Islamic Republic a threat and all take Israel as a threat instead; if God Willing it goes on this way, Israel will no longer be able to hold itself accountable for the crimes it is committing; formerly, when there were words on expansion of Jewish settlement or suppression of Palestinians, there were also discussions on Iran's nuclear arms.'

He noted, 'We are not a threat; rather, we are factor of security. Since the beginning we have been factor of security. We are not a country to be a threat to anybody as we are rich in spiritual and human resources and facilities as well as being in a good geographical condition.'

By IRNA
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