Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran will take reciprocal
measures against a potential "strategic mistake” by US President Donald Trump to
designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist
organization.
"If American officials make such a strategic mistake, the Islamic Republic of
Iran will take a reciprocal measure,” Zarif said on Monday, adding, "Some
measures have been thought out in this regard and will be taken at
the appropriate time.”
Zarif’s remarks came a few days before the US president's expected announcement
of a final decision on his Iran strategy.
Trump is reportedly planning to "decertify” on October 15 the nuclear agreement,
known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reached between Iran
and the P5+1 group of countries in 2015. According to reports, the US president
plans to declare that the nuclear deal is not in the national interest of the
United States and kick the issue to a reluctant Congress. He is also expected to
designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.
The Iranian foreign minister warned that in case of such a move, the US would
become more isolated and despicable among the Iranian people.
"The policy of Trump’s administration has been to deprive Iran of the JCPOA’s
benefits, but through our policies, we will not allow the US to make such a
move. We have been successful so far in this regard and will respond [to US
actions] with proper measures in the future,” the top Iranian diplomat pointed
out.
Zarif said Iran had repeatedly announced that its defensive power was not
negotiable, adding that it has been even specified in the JCPOA that Iran would
not negotiate on its defensive power.
SOURCE:Presstv