Analysis by PMOI/MEK
Itan, Aug. 22, 2018 – Iranian regime foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is saying he made a mistake trusting the United States, referring to returning U.S. sanctions that are plunging the Iranian regime into a political and economic crisis. All the while Zarif describes the U.S. administration as a patient “addicted to sanctions.”
In an interview with CNN, Zarif responds to a question about the Iran nuclear deal and why the Iranian regime entered a deal with the U.S. despite knowing about this “addiction.”
“This was one of the mistakes… sanctions bring about harsh economic conditions without rendering the political results they seek… unfortunately, we made a mistake in this regard,” he said.
Last week Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a speech – later deleted from Iranian regime websites, and then readjusted – described the negotiation process as a “mistake” to have allowed Zarif enter talks with the U.S.
EU won’t step up
Zarif went on to claim the Iran nuclear deal will remain intact with world powers even without the U.S. This goes against his remarks the day before where he criticized the European Union by saying the Green Continent remains unready to invest and their measures have only been words and no actions.
Facing impasse
In this interview, Zarif goes on to express his utter disappointment about the U.S. exiting the Iran nuclear deal and goes on to express high doubts about any possible talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian regime counterpart Hassan Rouhani.
This is impossible after “our previous achievement has been thrown out,” adding that agreement was a litmus test to see if we can trust the U.S. or not.
Heavy sanctions
Zarif went on to discuss the Iranian regime’s economic difficulties and the decreasing value of the Iranian currency, the rial. In his remarks, he accepted the fact that the decreasing rial value is the reason behind the country’s economic difficulties.
“Economic developments witnessed now are due to the measures that must be taken to be ready for those days (the days of sanctions)! Therefore, we are ready for the worst case scenario,” he added.
