Kamal Kharazi, head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council, revealed in a conversation with Al-Jazeera that his country has the technical capabilities to build a nuclear bomb and has carried out extensive maneuvers with the aim of striking deep into Israel. An incident where “our sensitive facilities are being targeted.”
Kharazi emphasized: Despite the technical capabilities necessary to build a nuclear bomb in his country, there is no decision to build a nuclear bomb.
Kharazi said: Israel is in a weak phase and US President Joe Biden’s support for it will not bring it to the fore, and targeting our security from neighboring countries will be met with a direct response from these countries. to Israel.”
Regarding negotiations with the United States of America over the nuclear program, he said: Considering the thick wall of mistrust and American policies, it is difficult to have a direct dialogue with Washington.
He also stated that there is no guarantee from the United States regarding the preservation of the nuclear agreement, and according to him, this issue will trap any possible agreement, and noted: If the International Atomic Energy Agency was fair and independent, it would be easily resolved. Been. Difference.
He emphasized that he would not negotiate with anyone about “our missile program and regional policies” because that would mean surrender.
He demanded the start of a regional dialogue with the presence of important countries such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and other countries.
He stated that Qatar has presented important proposals regarding regional dialogues and Tehran has declared its full readiness for it, and emphasized that the only solution to regional crises is the formation of a regional dialogue group to resolve political and security disputes. .
Regarding the so-called “NATO of the Middle East,” Kharazi said: “This is a superficial idea, and Saudi Arabia confirmed that it is not on the table, and also emphasized that the “Bayt al-Maqdis statement” is just a repeated statement that has no results.
While welcoming the statements of Saudi Arabia extending the hand of friendship to Iran, Kharazi considered Tehran’s readiness to dialogue and restore relations with Riyadh to a normal state and noted: Iran and Saudi Arabia are important countries in the region and resolving their differences will lead to It becomes regional. transformation
At the end of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, which was held in Saudi Arabia with the presence of US President Joe Biden, the leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and the US emphasized their commitment to maintaining the security and stability of the region.
In the statement of the Persian Gulf and the United States at the end of the Jeddah meeting, they emphasized the strategic partnership between the Persian Gulf countries and Washington.
In this statement, Iran is asked to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency to keep the region free from weapons of mass destruction.
In this context, Israel’s interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that he has clearly told US President Joe Biden and his team that Israel is against the nuclear agreement with Iran.
At the beginning of his cabinet meeting, Lapid added that he informed the US president that Israel reserves the right to freedom of action in the face of Iran’s nuclear project.
On the other hand, Abolfazl Amavi, the spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, said that Biden’s visit to the region will not help improve the security situation in the region, but will make it more complicated. As he put it.
During a press interview, he added that this trip was made mainly in response to Washington’s need for energy, and strengthening Israel’s influence in the region is one of its motivations.
This Iranian official also denied the existence of a connection between the Russian president’s visit to Tehran and Biden’s visit to the region, and described Putin’s visit as a mission and said that this visit will help strengthen relations between Tehran and Moscow.
Source: Lebanon Debate
