Iran VP Criticizes British PM’s Anti-Tehran Remarks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent remarks against the Islamic Republic and said such statements will only bring humiliation to those making them.
Speaking at a conference here in Tehran on Saturday, Jahangiri hit back at May for her anti-Iran comments in a recent summit of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) in Bahrain.
“She was invited (by the PGCC states) to the summit to speak against Iran,” he said, adding that such acts will only bring humiliation to these countries.
The Islamic Republic is considered a major regional power and they cannot undermine the country by such remarks, the Iranian first vice-president added.
May said at the summit on Wednesday that Britain would contribute to counteracting what she called “aggressive regional actions” from Iran, and unveiled plans for a four-billion-dollar military investment in the region for the next 10 years.
In response, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi emphasized on the same day that states whose own irresponsible interference has spread insecurity, violence and extremism are in no position to accuse others of interfering in the Middle East affairs.
Slamming London’s “futile and unconstructive” policy of resorting to divisive measures to return to the region, Qassemi said the British premier, whose country’s interests have been at stake following evolution in ties with the EU, has made the anti-Iran comments at a PGCC meeting just to appease some Arab leaders.
These stances seem to be part of British attempts to clinch new deals with the Persian Gulf Arab states to sell them arms, which will eventually aggravate the crises and war crimes against people in Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, Iraq and other regional Muslim nations, he added.
