Tehran’s UN ambassador said on Tuesday that the United States deceived Gulf countries by undermining their diplomatic efforts and made a “totally stupid decision” to attack Iran during discussions.
Iran’s ambassador to Geneva, Ali Bahreini, stated that while Tehran had no issues with its neighbors, it could not allow US sites in the Gulf to serve as attack launchpads.
“War was not our option. War was imposed on Iran,” Bahreini told UN correspondents.
“Nobody should expect Iran to show restraint in front of aggression.
“We will continue our defence until the point that this aggression is stopped,” he said.
The Omani mediators reported “significant progress” after indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran’s nuclear program on February 26 in Geneva.
“Everyone was optimistic” and the US team “agreed to continue negotiations” in Vienna this week, according to Bahreini, who attended a portion of the discussions.
However, Bahreini claimed that US President Donald Trump had been persuaded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demolish diplomacy and launch an attack on Iran, which will begin on Saturday.
“It was a totally stupid decision. They will know in the future how stupid this decision has been. Both of them will understand, because Iran will firmly determine the situation and the destiny of this war,” he said.
“All our neighbours are now disappointed with the betrayal of the United States because everybody was working for diplomacy, particularly Oman.
“The US betrayed everybody.”
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