Baku, Azerbaijan, July 20
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized US officials on renewing military option comments against Iran.
Those who still talk of force after the Vienna nuclear deal do not have the capacity to manage, promote and consolidate diplomacy, Zarif said, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported July 20.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on July 19 that the Iran deal doesn't prevent military option.
President Barack Obama's administration reserves the right to use military force against Iran if necessary, he added, although the nuclear deal is intended to preclude that by resolving the issue diplomatically.
Zarif referred to the military option as "an already inefficient option."
"While the global community is talking about last week's nuclear deal as a victory for diplomacy, unfortunately, there are still some people who speak about using illegal and illegitimate military force to achieve illusionary purposes."
Zarif further said that use of force is not an option but a dangerous and unwise temptation.
After several months of talks, on July 14, Iran and the P5+1 (US, Russia, China, France, UK, and Germany) announced a final accord, curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of most international sanctions.
Edited by CN