Senior Diplomat: U.S. Must Pay Millions in Damage to Iran
TEHRAN -- Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Wednesday the U.S. must pay millions of dollars in reparations to Iran over its blatant act of aggression against civilian nuclear sites, which it carried out jointly with the usurping Israeli regime.
Speaking to the Al-Mayadeen television, Khatibzadeh said Washington must compensate for the losses incurred upon Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.
Tehran, he said, will file complaints with the United Nations in strong condemnation of the bombardment of its scientific and technical installations.
The Islamic Republic is determined to continue resistance, he said. “Iran, a powerful and resilient country, stood firm in the face of the Israeli aggression.”
Khatibzadeh warned that any further acts of aggression against Iran will draw a crushing response. Iranian armed forces, he added, are “prepared to respond to any attack.”
He also took a swipe at chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, saying he must be held to account for his conduct as he “played a regrettable role” in paving the way for the Israeli regime’s war of aggression against Iran.
“Iran does not trust a negotiator who plotted against it,” he said.
According to Khatibzadeh, what was not achieved through aggression cannot be obtained by means of diplomacy.
Tehran, he said, has announced through exchange of indirect messages that it will not engage in nuclear negotiations with Washington unless Israeli attacks stop, and Israel accepts responsibility for them.