Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi told reporters in Lebanon on Friday that Tehran doesn't take the U.S. threats seriously.
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Kharrazi also challenged U.S. and Iraqi officials to prove their allegations that his country is interfering in Iraq's internal affairs. "America's threats against Iran are not new and nobody takes them seriously," Kharrazi told reporters during his visit to the Lebanese capital, Beirut. He also said that "Iran will keep striving for its goals." The Foreign Minister also described the accusations that Tehran is meddling in Iraq's internal affairs as "ridiculous".
"America attacked Iraq and interfered in its affairs to seize the country while there are no Iranian soldiers in Iraq at all," he said. Kharrzi also praised the upcoming national elections in Iraq, planned for January 30, and warned against internal divisions in Iraq. "We want all sects to participate in the elections as it's high time for the Iraqi people to prove that they are mature," he said.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud said that Lebanon, Syria and Iran were facing international pressure but added that they would stick to their position and would seek cooperation and dialogue with other friendly nations. The Iranian Foreign Minister is expected to discuss current events in Iraq and in the Palestinian territories with the Lebanese leadership during his two-day visit. He traveled to Beirut after he left Syria, where he held similar talks with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. |