Iran Warns of Response to Trump’s Threat

reporter 1222 — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:24:56 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesperson for the Iranian administration dismissed falsified reports to which the US president has referred to threaten Iran with military action, cautioning Washington that any mistake would draw Iran’s appropriate response.

Speaking at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, Ali Rabiee dismissed the recent threat from US President Donald Trump that is based upon misinformation.

In a tweet on Monday, Trump said any attack by Iran would be met with a response “1,000 times greater in magnitude”, after a Politico report alleged that Iran has plans to avenge the assassination of top commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani by killing the US ambassador to South Africa.

The Iranian spokesperson deplored such “lame, falsified and maybe even custom-ordered statements” from the president of a country that claims to be running the world and shaping the world order.

“They (Americans) launched the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan on the basis of the same falsified comments. This is a tradition of Americans and particularly the incumbent US president, and pursues nothing but upsetting order and security in the region,” Rabiee added.

Trump may be making such comments to make fodder for his election campaign, he said, denouncing the US government for the unforgivable moves against humanity and for assassinating the hero Iranian commander, Lt. General Soleimani.

“If any mistake is made, Iran will also show an appropriate response,” the spokesperson warned.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the “custom-ordered, biased and purposeful” Politico report that cites the remarks made by a purportedly US government official in an attempt to make it look real.

“We advise the American officials to stop resorting to hackneyed and worn-out methods for anti-Iran propaganda in the international arena,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.

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Trump Had Four Years for Diplomacy with Iran, But Didn’t: Iran Spox

reporter 1222 — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:36:18 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump had four years during his tenure to initiate diplomacy with the Islamic Republic, but he failed to grasp the opportunity and instead directed the White House to make “the worst of mistakes” in dealing with Tehran.

Rabiei made the remarks in response to Trump, who recently told his supporters at a campaign fundraiser that he would reach a deal with Iran “within four weeks” if he is re-elected in November’s election, Press TV reported.

The official dismissed Trump’s claims as a mere ploy to draw more votes, adding that the US president, if re-elected, “will not succeed in striking an agreement as long as he continues the policy of pressure against Iran.”

“Mr. Trump had four years’ time to start successful diplomacy with Iran by choosing the right, agreed upon and legal path. Not only did he fail to do so, but he also made the worst mistakes of America in decades,” Rabiei said.

America’s Iran policy took a highly belligerent turn under Trump, who has overseen a campaign of “maximum” economic pressure accompanied by military provocations.

The US unleashed the “toughest ever” sanctions against Iran in 2018, when the Trump administration scrapped the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Trump also pushed Tehran and Washington to the brink of an all-out war by ordering the assassination of Iran’s Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani while the top commander was on an official visit to Iraq in January.

Rabiei further said Iran stands ready to keep up “maximum resistance” for as long as necessary if the US refuses to stop its hostilities.

The spokesman was also asked about the recent US push to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire on October 18. The lifting of the ban is part of the JCPOA, which was endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

Rabiei warned that the US is exploiting the UNSC mechanism to undermine multilateralism and international institutions.

He voiced Iran’s readiness to “deliver a proportionate and decisive response to any provocative and illegal action. Any resolution in violation of UNSC Resolution 2231 is unacceptable and is a mockery of international law,” he said.

The spokesman further emphasized that Washington had forfeited its right to have a say in the JCPOA.

“The US has withdrawn from the JCPOA and has no right either to the text of the agreement or the UNSC Resolution until it fully returns to it and fulfills all its obligations,” he pointed out.

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