IAMGE: irna.ir
“If US and clients don’t feel safe, it’s because they’re despised by the people of the region,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said via Twitter commenting on the recent speculations by US-Israeli mainstream media that the US is increasing forces in the Middle East in order to deter the threat from Iran.
He added that “blaming Iran” would not change this situation.
The #B_Team is at it again: From announcements of naval movements (that actually occurred last month) to dire warnings about so-called “Iranian threats”.
If US and clients don't feel safe, it's because they're despised by the people of the region— blaming Iran won’t reverse that. pic.twitter.com/AZmHbJKOch— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) May 7, 2019
On May 5, US National Security Adviser John Bolton announced that the CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a strategic bomber task force would soon arrive in “the US Central Command region to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime.”
