NEW YORK (July 18, 2017): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday expressed his hope that the Yemen’s war will not caused a confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Zarif, who was in New York for a high-level U.N. meeting on sustainable development. showed his wish to work jointly to end the civil war in Syria.
He said Iran and KSA do not need to fight. He said both the country can work together in order to bring peace in the war affected country.
“Iran is a serious partner for all the Gulf countries in fighting a common enemy. these extremist forces are as much a threat against us, but even more a threat against them,” Zarif said.
Zarif said that there was no communication between himself and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, but that “doesn’t mean there can’t be.” He said Iranian officials had regular contact with U.S. officials regarding a 2015 deal between Tehran and key world powers to curb its nuclear program.
He said Iran was not designing missiles to carry nuclear warheads, which is banned under the nuclear deal, and that the country’s missiles were only for self defense.
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