Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticised the United States and Israel for not taking the threat of military action against Tehran off the table following the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
The official IRNA news agency quoted IMr. Zarif as saying the military option remains a very hazardous idea.
“Applying force ... is not an option but an unwise and dangerous temptation,” he said. Yet, Mr. Zarif added, “there are people who talk about illegal and illegitimate application of force” for their own purposes.
Mr. Zarif did not single out any specific country but his remarks came a day after U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said during a visit to Israel that the accord imposes no limits on what Washington can do to ensure the security of Israel and U.S. Arab allies.
Mr. Carter also said the deal “does nothing to prevent ... the U.S. military option.”