Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, said today (Sunday) in an interview with the “Al Arabiya” network that Iran rejected the latest offer submitted to it to return to the nuclear agreement. He also added that Washington still believes that the diplomatic way is the best, in order to solve the Iranian nuclear issue.
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He emphasized the support of the United States for the Iranian people as part of the “hijab protest”, which has been going on in the Persian country for the past few months, and noted that “young Iranians are defending their basic rights against the regime of Tehran”. Blinken pointed out that the American focus as of now is on the oppression of Iranian citizens in the streets by the Iranian regime, and contradicted the Ayatollah regime’s claim that the US is working to change the regime in the country.
The American Secretary of State emphasized the military assistance that Tehran provides to Russia, in its attacks in Ukraine, and expressed concern about further assistance of this type to the Russians. He also said that Washington is constantly looking for ways to end the oppression of citizens in Iran.
Blinken also added that US-Saudi relations have been important for decades, and that Saudi Arabia has provided a lot of military aid to Ukraine as part of the war that has been going on since the end of last February. He also said that he will hold talks with the Israelis and the Palestinians, in an attempt to “reduce tensions”.