Top Iranian diplomat: US 'is proving that it is unreliable'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 09/24/17 10:44 AM EDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is ripping the U.S. as "unreliable" in the wake of a report saying the Trump administration is leaning toward decertifying the nuclear deal with Tehran.

"I think what the Unites States is doing in addition to being unpredictable, which might sometimes work, is proving that it is unreliable," Zarif said Sunday on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS."

"What is important for the international community is to be able to rely on the words of the United States as a negotiation partner," he said, adding that Iran in the nuclear deal "accepted certain concessions and the United States accepted certain concessions."

Zarif's comments come after President Trump used his debut speech at the U.N. General Assembly last week to slam the deal, calling it an "embarrassment."

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/352130-zarif-us-is-proving-that-it-is-unreliable

[justhanginon]

1. Given what has transpired over the last few months and is in fact

transpiring now in the world stage it is really hard to dispute their position factually. Iran may not be a friend of the U.S. right now but where we are policywise is what it is.

[TomCADem]

2. Unreliable? Pulled out of Paris Accord, Threatening Iran Nuclear Deal, Raising Tensions with Allies

...trying to win a troll war with Kim Jong Un...okay, perhaps Iran has a point in that what is the point of reaching a deal with Trump when he has no qualms about breaking it? Sort of like when he was in business.

[dalton99a]

3. +1

[roamer65]

4. We are unreliable.

We broke just about every treaty we signed with Native Americans.

Our track record is pretty bad.