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Iran’s Foreign Minister has warned the United States to take their concerns seriously and offered a strong warning in a recent statement. Given the ongoing escalation of tensions between the two countries, the Minister underscored the significance of transparent communication and diplomatic methods in settling disputes. This warning is meant to serve as a reminder of the delicate balance that exists between these two global giants, especially in light of the ongoing talks and external pressure. We will examine the warning’s background in more detail as well as any possible ramifications for the already intricate geopolitical environment in this blog article.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Warns the US Seriously
In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian issued a harsh warning to the US and its allies.
In an interview with journalist Fareed Zakaria on Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian attributed the rise in hostilities in the area by forces backed by Iran to the United States and Israel.
Amir-Abdollahian especially brought up the United States’ 2017 administration under President Donald Trump’s inability to recertify and eventually exit the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“If they talk to us, treat us respectfully, we will do the same thing,” he stated. But we will take revenge for everything that the United States does that is harmful or hostile. The world’s peace and security would benefit from the United States becoming less antagonistic and more cooperative rather than aggressive.
All parties now have duties and commitments as a result of the JCPOA. The United States was the one who breached the agreement and the commitment made to us, but that bargain was eventually transformed into an official resolution recognised by the U.N. Security Council.”
He refrained from exacting whole responsibility on the Trump administration, though.
“You know, when the nuclear agreement was finalised, they, they, they kept violating it from the administration of [President Barack] Obama,” said Amir-Abdollahian. And it was Trump who made the worst error and choice. Between [President Joe] Biden, Obama, and Trump, there is no distinction.”
Iran may lead to a sustained nuclear weapons race in the area, according to Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defence for the Middle East, retired CIA officer, former U.S. Marine, and national security and defence commentator for ABC News.
Mulroy texted Newsweek on Wednesday, saying, “It’s clear that they have no interest in returning to negotiations [or] returning to the JCPOA.” “Taken together, there is a risk that we will have a nuclear arms race in the region, and a nuclear armed Iran at a time when conflict is expanding in the region and tensions are growing.”
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was contacted by Newsweek for a response.
Amir-Abdollahian said that although condemning the deaths of women and children “anywhere in the world,” the present conflicts are not “rooted on what happened on the seventh of October (2023),” when Hamas, which is backed by Iran, started its initial operations against Israel.
“Hamas is a Palestinian liberation group that has been fighting against occupation to liberate the occupied territories of Palestine,” he stated to Zakaria. “They performed a procedure. Its origins date back to the Israeli regime’s occupation of Palestine 75 years ago.”
The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that over 24,000 people, including over 10,000 children, have died in Gaza as a result of Hamas’ attacks against Israel. According to Israeli military officials, the ground assault of Gaza resulted in the deaths of at least 188 troops. After Hamas initiated strikes on Israel on October 7, roughly 240 people were held hostage and over 1,200 people were murdered.
Iran sent one of its naval ships to the Red Sea this month. In addition, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are supported by Iran, have attacked foreign commercial boats in the Red Sea with scores of missile and drone strikes.
A missile hit a U.S.-owned ship on Monday in the Gulf of Aden, slightly off the coast of Yemen, despite the fact that the United States and its allies had stopped many of the Houthi strikes. Shipping firms are already incurring weeks of lost shipping time due to diversions, as vessels have to circumnavigate Africa to avoid the area.
Mulroy said that Hezbollah, which Iran backs, may incite more confrontations centred on the Israel-Lebanon border. Iran might use its proxies to escalate a regional crisis, he claimed.
“Hezbollah is the most significant concern and the most capable militarily,” he stated.
“An end to the genocide in Gaza will lead to an end of military actions and crises in the region,” Amir-Abdollahian told Zakaria.
“The security of the Red Sea is tied to the developments in Gaza, and everyone will suffer if Israel’s crimes in Gaza do not stop….All the [resistance] fronts will remain active.”
The U.S. State Department publicly declared on Wednesday that it had once more designated the Houthis, who are supported by Iran, as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” group.
Mulroy said the designation made on Wednesday was the appropriate course of action. It is unlikely to halt the group’s activities, though.
“Their actions in using violence against unarmed civilian commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden warrant this,” he stated. “This action is unlikely to deter the Houthis or Iran, so we will likely continue to see attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, and we will continue to see the U.S. and our allies in the coalition attempting to stem the flow of weapons into Yemen from Iran and eliminating the weapons in Yemen before they launch.”
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