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Iran FM: US spreading anti-Iran sentiment

12 June 2019 17:24 (UTC +04:00)

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the US is spreading anti-Iran sentiment on a daily basis, APA reports citing IRNA.

Zarif referred to the historical relations between Iran and Japan, and described the two countries as good friends and partners in various fields of politics, economics and culture. He made the remarks in a meeting with the Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno.

Zarif pointed to the US administration's economic war against the Iranian nation, and said that the American officials have started the economic war against the Iranian nation and are spreading anti-Iranian sentiment and propaganda on a daily basis. In this difficult situation, the Iranian administration will review its financial policies and will amend the budget in order to improve the people's life without reliance on oil revenues, he said.

In the meantime, the Japanese foreign minister, for his part, described the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's visit to Iran as historic. The official said that Iran is an important country in the region, noting that escalation of tensions in the region is not at the interest of any country. The Japanese foreign minister said that Tokyo is ready to do its best to de-escalate tensions in the region. Japanese prime minister heading a high-ranking political delegation arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to hold talks with senior Iranian officials.

The trip is to be made within the framework of traditional and longstanding relations and in line with developing bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest.