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TEHRAN.— Iranian officials have downplayed the recent remarks by US Secretary of State John Kerry on Iran’s nuclear programme and threatened to target US interests if the Islamic republic is attacked. The remarks by Kerry are a violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham was quoted as saying by local media yesterday.
“These remarks are undiplomatic” and have been made under the pressure of the opposition to Iran’s recent nuclear deal with the world powers, Afkham was quoted as saying by Press TV.
On Friday, Kerry said if Iran does not intend to pursue nuclear weapons, it should prove this in practice and demonstrate that its nuclear program was peaceful.
“Iran must accept extensive verification, abandon plans to build a heavy-water reactor that can produce plutonium, and resolve long standing concerns by the International Atomic Energy Agency,” media quoted him as saying. — Xinhua.
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