Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Shiite Iran on Thursday sought to allay concerns among mainly Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab monarchies mistrustful of Tehran over its nuclear ambitions. "Our message to the other countries of the Persian Gulf is a message of friendship, fraternity and cooperation," Zarif said in the Omani capital Muscat, where he is accompanying President Hassan Rouhani on a landmark visit. The sultanate maintains strong links with Tehran, and has played an important intermediary role between Western countries and the Islamic republic. Gulf Arab countries have expressed concern about the reliability of Iran's sole nuclear power plant at Bushehr and the risk of radioactive leaks in case of a major earthquake, as well as a possible military dimension to Iran's nuclear drive.
03-25-2014, 01:07 AM
Iran seeks to allay Gulf Arab nuclear fears
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Shiite Iran on Thursday sought to allay concerns among mainly Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab monarchies mistrustful of Tehran over its nuclear ambitions. "Our message to the other countries of the Persian Gulf is a message of friendship, fraternity and cooperation," Zarif said in the Omani capital Muscat, where he is accompanying President Hassan Rouhani on a landmark visit. The sultanate maintains strong links with Tehran, and has played an important intermediary role between Western countries and the Islamic republic. Gulf Arab countries have expressed concern about the reliability of Iran's sole nuclear power plant at Bushehr and the risk of radioactive leaks in case of a major earthquake, as well as a possible military dimension to Iran's nuclear drive.
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