Iran will respond to US pressure with resistance, not diplomacy: Spokesman
30 Jun 2019 08:41
Islam Times - Iran has dismissed assertions by US officials that the country should choose the path of diplomacy to deal with Washington, saying the country will stick to its policy of resisting the American pressure.
The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the US definition of diplomacy with Iran under the current administration in Washington has been nothing but economic terrorism and sanctions.
“We have seen nothing to respond to other than illegal sanctions, economic war and terrorism from the US government,” said Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, adding, “Iran reciprocates diplomacy with diplomacy and pressure with resistance.”
The comments came in response to a recent interview by Garrett Marquis, who serves as the spokesman for the US National Security Council, in which he claimed that Iran was failing to give an appropriate response to what he described as US President Donald Trump’s pursuit of diplomacy on Tehran’s nuclear issue.
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