Terrorism, extremism doomed to fail: Tehran

Iran says terrorism, extremism and interference in other countries’ internal affairs are a nonstarter.

“Extremism, terrorism and foreign interference are doomed to fail,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham in her weekly press conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.

She noted that Iran has always favored regional and international peace and stability and opposed bullying.

Scourges facing the world such as weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), extremism and even environmental issues could be tackled through collective cooperation, said the spokeswoman.

Iran has proved that unfair sanctions imposed on the country have been inefficient and “reverence and dialog” are essential to “upgrade peace and security” in the world.

“In the past two years, Iran with its interactive approach has shown that it not only attaches significance to the regional and international peace and stability, but also has given priority to the enhancement of stability and cooperation in the region and the prevention of chaos and is ready for fresh, sincere, and in-depth dialog with all regional and Muslim countries,” Afkham said.

On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 countries – the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany – finalized the text of a nuclear agreement, dubbed the JCPOA, in the Austrian capital city of Vienna.

Under the JCPOA, limits will be put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for, among other things, the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.

Afkham went on to say, “Today, the international community seeks an increase in cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran as a responsible country and with reliance on his diplomatic initiative has revived dialogue in the world.”

She also noted that cooperation with regional countries is one of “the fixed and principled” policies of Iran, stressing, “Stability in this region is highly important to us.”

Afkham noted that Iran is in pursuit of finding a solution for the crises in the region, adding, “In our region terrorism and extremism have presented their violent faces and there are some concerns in some countries.”

The Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman also condemned Saudi Arabia’s military campaign against Yemen, calling on the international community to take action to stop the aggression against the impoverished Arab country.

She further noted that the Saudi aggression against Yemen “must end” and Yemeni parties without the interference of foreign states should find “a political solution” to the crisis in the country.

On March 26, Saudi Arabia began its military aggression against Yemen – without a UN mandate – in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to the fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

Over 4,300 people have been killed in the Saudi aggression, the World Health Organization said on August 11. Local Yemeni sources, however, say the fatality figure is much higher.

The foreign ministry spokeswoman also expressed Iran’s support for Iraq’s “stability, sovereignty and unity”, slamming recent attempts by US officials to renew talks on partitioning the country.

The draft of the US annual defense bill, which was released on April 27 by the House Armed Services Committee, urges the US government to recognize separate Kurdish and Sunni states and provide them with at least 25 percent of the USD-715-million aid money planned to be given to the Iraqi government to help it fight the ISIL terrorist group.

Senior Iraqi officials have strongly reacted to and rejected the US move.

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