Iran on Sunday accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “attempting” to “distort realities,” rejecting his remarks on global energy markets and Tehran’s nuclear programme during his ongoing India visit.
“Such allegations constitute a clear attempt to distort the realities of the region and to deflect attention from the destabilising policies of the United States and the Zionist regime,” the Iranian Embassy in India said in a statement.
Rubio on Saturday said the US would not let Iran hold the energy market “hostage,” and that Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon.
“What has held the global energy market hostage over recent years has been the unlawful and unjust sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran’s oil exports; sanctions that have been designed and enforced in violation of the principles of international law and the charter of the United Nations, with the aim of exerting economic pressure on the Iranian nation,” the statement said.
“These two regimes (US and Israel) are the principal drivers behind the escalation of global security and energy crises and seek to advance their political and military objectives through the creation of instability and insecurity,” it added.
