Monday, December 10, 2018

Iran's Foreign Minister: U.S. Arms Sales Turns Middle East Into 'Powder Keg'

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (AFP/File)

Al Bawaba: U.S. Arms Sales Turns Middle East Into 'Powder Keg' - Iran's Foreign Minister

U.S. weapons sales to the Middle East have turned the region into a “powder keg,” charged Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday.

“The amount of weapons the U.S. sells to our region is unbelievable and beyond the needs of the region,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters, reported IRNA, Iran’s official news agency.

“The U.S. policy has brought many modern destructive weapons to the region, which have been no help in establishing regional peace and security,” Zarif said ahead of the Second Speakers’ Conference in Tehran.

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Update: Iran says US arms sales to Middle East turning region into ‘tinderbox’ (Times of Israel)

WNU Editor: Everyone is responsible for what is now happening in the Middle East .... Iran included.

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