The world is no longer beating the “drum of war” against Iran, its Foreign Minister said on Tuesday, citing the direct benefit of the Government’s Nuclear talks with the West. Mohammad Javad Zarif said the decision to restart negotiations and seek a deal over the Islamic republic’s disputed Nuclear programme had reduced tension and would not be reversed.
But Zarif, who has led the Iranian side in talks with world powers that last month saw an interim agreement extended to June 30 next year, denied his team was bargaining “like carpet sellers” for a better deal.
“Because of these negotiations the Islamic republic of Iran has become safer... And less vulnerable than before,” he told students in Tehran in a speech carried live on State television.
“No one can any longer beat the drum of war... The hostile atmosphere created against us has fallen through. The world has realised mutual understanding and common interests can lead to agreement,” he added.