SAEDNEWS: Gharibabadi said the cooperation between the military and diplomatic apparatus reached its highest level during talks with the U.S. and the Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
Iran’s military and diplomatic apparatus worked in complete coordination both during Israel’s 12-day war of aggression and in indirect talks with the United States, says a top diplomat.
“In times of threat, the political and diplomatic sectors must act shoulder to shoulder with the military and defense sectors,” Kazem Gharibabadi, the deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said on national T.V. on Sunday night.
“During both the negotiations with the U.S. and the 12 days of war and sacred defense, this coordination reached its highest level,” he said, adding, “It wasn’t that the Foreign Ministry did one thing and the Armed Forces did another; all actions were fully coordinated.”
Israel attacked Iran in an unprovoked act of aggression on June 13, assassinating military commanders and nuclear scientists in targeted strikes and killing civilians in air raids on residential areas. The war came amid ongoing talks between Tehran on Washington on Iran’s civilian nuclear program.
Gharibabadi emphasized that Iran’s positions in negotiations remain unchanged, particularly the principle that “Iran’s rights must be secured.”
On the broader regional impact of the conflict, he noted a shift in perception. “Previously, some countries, influenced by American and Israeli claims, viewed Iran as a threat. Today, they speak of the Israeli regime as the real danger. This is the outcome of the war and victory.”
He said Israel, after facing Iran’s military response, turned to Washington to request a ceasefire. “We never asked for a ceasefire. We were ready to continue defending ourselves,” he added.
Gharibabadi also criticized Britain, Germany, and France for siding with Israel during the war. “These three European countries have damaged their own reputations,” he said, adding that no other countries, aside from the U.S. and the European trio, supported Israel’s actions.
Regarding speculation about European countries possibly reactivating the snapback mechanism to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran, Gharibabadi said Iran had received no official notification but remained prepared.
“If they resort to snapback, they effectively remove themselves from diplomatic engagement with Iran,” he warned. “We must not welcome snapback; rather, we should take every necessary measure to prevent it, without granting concessions.”
He added that any move toward snapback would make further nuclear or sanctions-related negotiations meaningless.
