Merkel remarks part of psycho-war against Iran

An Iranian lawmaker brands the latest remarks by Angela Merkel regarding energy sanctions against Iran as part of the Western psychological warfare against the country.

“Those who are vulnerable and in need are the Europeans as their companies could not do without Persian Gulf petroleum should they seek to materialize their plans as they have done before,” member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission at the Iranian Majlis (Parliament), Mohammad Karami Raad, told Fars News Agency on Saturday.

The parliamentarian noted that the German Chancellor Angela Merkel had sought to gain herself some more votes in the forthcoming general elections through her irrelevant remarks.

Karami Raad also stressed that the West is well-informed of Iran’s civilian nuclear activities, and documents prove no irregularities in the country’s nuclear program. He said the Majlis (Parliament) will therefore assess Merkel’s comments and accordingly review future Tehran-Berlin relations.

“If there is no progress, we would have to react with further sanctions,” Merkel told the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

“What is clear is that Tehran, whose president constantly questions Israel’s right to exist, must not get the atomic bomb,” she said.

She noted that the six powers attempting to convince Iran to abandon sensitive nuclear work — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States — would gather in September to discuss how to ratchet up pressure.

“I don’t want to preempt the talks but economic sanctions dealing with the energy sector are on the table but we must wait to see what comes of the talks. We must also speak about them (possible sanctions) with our partners Russia and China.”

Israel, the US and their European allies — Britain, France and Germany — accuse Iran of covertly seeking to build nuclear weapons, an allegation that Tehran vehemently denies.

The Islamic Republic of Iran insists its nuclear activities are merely aimed at using the civilian applications of the technology and generating electricity in a bid to meet its soaring energy demands.