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2023-March-25  15:57

Iran: Israel, UK Seeking to Undermine Peace in West Asia

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana'ani dismissed the brazen accusations leveled by Israeli and British Prime Ministers against his country, and said that the two regimes are dissatisfied with the promotion of security and stability in the West Asian region and struggle to weaken and destroy this process following the recent detente between Tehran and Riyadh.

Talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak were held in Londin on Friday during which the two sides discussed what they called "Iran’s nuclear threats" and Tehran's “destabilizing activity” in the region.

In reaction, Kana'ani underlined that it is not surprising that they were angry with the positive developments in the region, referring to Iran and Saudi Arabia's rapprochement.

"“It is one of the lasting ironies of history that two regimes, one of which is based on the usurpation of another nation’s land, everyday crimes and infanticide, and that brazenly refuses to join the NPT despite having an arsenal of nuclear weapons, and the other one, whose warmongering and seditious policies can be seen everywhere in the region, brazenly level accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is the anchor of stability in the region!” the senior diplomat underscored.

The spokesperson stated, at a time when the region is witnessing positive developments, it is not strange that the Israeli regime and Britain are angry and dissatisfied with the trend in the region and struggle to weaken and destroy this process.

He condemned the accusations levelled by Netanyahu and Sunak against Iran,  reaffirming Tehran's resolve to further strengthening relations with its neighbors and the necessity of providing regional security and stability by the regional states.

"Iran once again reminds the accountability of the pro-Zionist regime countries to the regime’s repeated crimes and violation of the human rights and the international regulations," the top official concluded.

Their allegations come weeks after Iran and Saudi Arabia clinched a deal to re-establish diplomatic relations and re-open embassies and missions. Several countries across the globe welcomed the Chinese-Brokered agreement.

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Israel, which pursues a policy of deliberate ambiguity about its nuclear weapons, is estimated to possess 200 to 400 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, making it the sole possessor of non-conventional arms in West Asia. The illegitimate entity has, however, refused to either allow inspections of its military nuclear facilities or sign the NPT. The Zionist regime has assassinated at least seven Iranian nuclear scientists and conducted a series of sabotage operations against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.

Tehran has repeatedly stressed the necessity for countries which possess atomic weapons to take practical steps towards disarmament. Iran has also proposed the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.

Iran has deplored the Israeli regime's clandestine nuclear program as a real threat to the Middle East region.