Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday a letter from U.S. Republican lawmakers warning that any nuclear deal could be scrapped once President Barack Obama leaves office suggests the United States is “not trustworthy.”
“This kind of communication is unprecedented and undiplomatic,” Mohammed Javad Zarif was quoted as saying by a state-run TV website. “In fact it implies that the United States is not trustworthy,” he added.
Zarif linked the letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress last week, in which the Israeli leader argued against the emerging agreement. “A propaganda campaign has begun with Netanyahu’s speech before Congress and this is their second ploy,” Zarif said. “While there is still no agreement, a group is commenting on its nature.”
