FM Zarif’s Statements at Conference of Governors

July 12, 2019

Weapon Program: 

  • Nuclear

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivered a speech at the Nationwide Conference of Governors held in Tehran on Thursday.

What follows are excerpts of FM Zarif’s speech:

  • The US policy of maximum pressure on Iran is a plot to create division between the Iranian people and government.
  • The US feels that it has been politically defeated.
  • They (conveners) could not achieve anything against Iran in the US-initiated meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors held on Wednesday in Vienna.
  • The US has been isolated in the world’s political arena by its own hands.
  • The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was solid, and the future will prove that it was solid.
  • The US could live wisely by liberating itself from the yoke of the B-Team.
  • Iran is not after a war with anyone.
  • The US cannot be mad at Iran for choosing Yemeni people instead of [choosing] those who bombarded them.
  • The US has resorted to economic terrorism, but Iran is currently in a strong position.
  • Although the INSTEX may be worthless for Iran, it indicates a decision by the US allies to create a mechanism for bypassing Washington.
  • We’ll once again prove the US cannot do anything.
  • We’re duty-bound not to hide ourselves behind the people and their resistance.