TEHRAN(Basirat): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed Washington and Tel Aviv for preventing the realization of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, calling for international action for elimination of Israel’s nuclear, biological and chemical stockpiles.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gave detailed responses to a “baseless and insulting” statement by his US counterpart in May who had set 12 preconditions for Iran and issued threats against Tehran.