US joining Israeli strikes would cause AD, says Iranian BBC Minister

The United States, joining Israeli strikes, would cause “AD for the whole region,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister told the BBC.

Said Hatibzade said it was not a “war on America”, and if US President Donald Trump joins, he will always be remembered as “a president who does not belong.”

He said the US involvement would turn the conflict into the “corpse”, continue aggression and delay the end of “brutal atrocities”.

His comments came after the hospital in Soroka in southern Israel was struck during an Iranian missile attack. Iranian state media reported that the strike was aimed at the hospital, not the facility itself.

The Israeli Ministry of Health said 71 people were injured during the attack on Soroka Medical Center.

Meanwhile, the military in Israel said they were targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, including the “inactive” Arak heavy water reactor and Nathan’s facility.

Tehran did not update the victims in Iran by Israeli strikes.

The latest attacks come at a critical moment. On Thursday, the White House said Trump would decide whether the US was directly involved in the conflict within the next two weeks.

Speaking to the BBC, Khatibzadeh insisted that “of course, diplomacy is the first option,” but he said, but as long as the bombing continues “we can’t start any negotiations.”

He repeatedly called Iran’s attacks against Israel, “Self -defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter” and said “we were in the middle of diplomacy” when Israel began attacking Iranian nuclear sites, killing several higher generals and nuclear scientists.

The deputy minister called the conflict “unprovoked” and “unnecessary”.

Responding to Trump’s repeated comments that the conflict could be avoided if Iran had accepted a nuclear deal, Hatibzade said they were negotiating until Israel “sabotaged” discussions by starting attacks Iran.

“We planned to hold the sixth round of nuclear negotiations in Maskat and we were actually on the verge of reaching an agreement,” he said.

“President Trump knows better than anyone else that we were on the verge of reaching an agreement.”

He also criticizes the “confusing and controversial” publications and Trump interviews, which he said, state that “Americans were aware and participated” in the conflict.

The US Special Messenger Steve Vikof and Iranian Foreign Minister Abrak Arakchi have been reported to have talked on the phone several times since Friday, in an attempt to find a diplomatic end of the crisis, Reuters reported.

According to three diplomats who spoke with the News Agency and asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the question, Arakchi said that Tehran would not return to negotiations unless Israel had stopped the attacks.

Israel claims that Iran has recently “taken steps to arms” an enriched supply of Uranus, which can be used for power plants or nuclear bombs. Iran has always claimed that his nuclear program is completely calm.

On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – the UN Nuclear Guard – said Iran had accumulated enough uranium, enriched to 60% of cleanliness – a short technical step from the degree of weapons or 90% – to potentially make nuclear bombs.

“That’s nonsense,” Hatibzade said in response. “You cannot start a war based on speculation or intention.

“If we wanted to have a nuclear bomb, we would have had it before.

“Iran has never developed a Nuclear Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Program. Lower row.”

Maa’s chief Rafael Grossi said that nuclear facilities “should never be attacked, regardless of context or circumstances, as this can harm both people and the environment.”

Khatibzadeh also discussed potential diplomatic channels after the G7 summit in Canada.

He said, “What we hear from Europeans is that they would like to return to diplomacy at the ministerial level.”

“They will have a meeting in Geneva and we are very happy that at last they have to come and talk to the table about the problems that are considered.”