Larijani slams West’s obstructionism against Iran-G5+1 talks

Iran Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani has criticized the West for obstructing the country’s talks with the 5+1 group while pretending they are interested in dialogue.

According to Press TV, Larijani on Tuesday in reference to the negotiations between Tehran and the G5+1which are scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan on February 26 said: “We are faced with two gestures from the West.”
Larijani, who is Islamabad to attend the conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization in the Pakistani capital, blamed Western governments for claiming willingness to negotiate with Iran at the media level while engaging in obstructionism in practice.
He scoffed at US and Zionist regime threats of war against the Islamic Republic, noting the 1967 Islamic revolution in the country clearly showed the Iranian nation’s determination to stand up to US policies.
Larijani when answering a question on the possibility of a US military attack on Iran said: “I suppose they [Americans] have a little wisdom left to prevent them from risking their future.”
The Iranian Majlis speaker rejected allegations spearheaded by the United States and their allies that accuse Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, and described Iran’s missile technology as defensive and deterrent in nature.