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NEW DELHI
Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that “extremist individuals” in the US government were pursuing dangerous policies, amid a war of words with Washington over sanctions.
Mohammad Javad Zarif was in New Delhi for talks with Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj after New Delhi stopped purchases of Iranian oil this month in the wake of renewed US sanctions.
A US official familiar with American intelligence said Iran was a prime suspect in the sabotage of Saudi oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. although Washington had no conclusive proof.
Iran has rejected the allegation and Zarif said the issue had figured in the talks with Indian leaders. “In this meeting there was also discussion of the worries about the actions and suspicious sabotage in the region...” Zarif told the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
“And we announced that we had predicted these kinds of actions for provoking tension in the region before.” Zarif said he discussed the regional situation with his Indian counterpart.
“In today’s meeting we discussed regional issues and the dangers of the policies, extremist individuals in the American government and the region are trying to impose on the region,” Zarif told IRNA.
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