 "Despite Iranian rhetoric US serious about diplomatic solution")
US has said that it is serious in pursuing diplomatic path to resolve Iran's contentious nuclear weapons programme despite the latest round of inflammatory rhetoric coming from the top Iranian leadership.
"The United States is serious about trying to pursue a diplomatic opportunity in consultation with the P5-plus-1, in consultation with some of our strongest allies around the world to try to reach a diplomatic agreement that would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," the White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said yesterday.
"There is a history of inflammatory rhetoric from the Iranian regime that we've seen, and that certainly contributes to our desire to ensure that Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon," he said in response to a question.
"Having a nation that regularly deploys fiery rhetoric like that wielding a nuclear weapon would not just pose a threat to one of our strongest allies, but it also would destabilise the entire Middle East; that there are other countries in the region that would be forced to consider their own nuclear ambitions if Iran were to obtain a nuclear weapon," he said.
This is the reason why US President Barack Obama has been so determined to try to pursue a diplomatic opportunity for doing that, Earnest said.
"The pursuit of that diplomatic opportunity has been made possible because this President has worked closely with our allies and brought them together to put in place a sanctions regime that has crippled the Iranian economy, that has decimated the value of Iranian currency. And that has brought the Iranians to the table," he said.
Earnest said the dispute between Iran and the rest of the world has been lingering for too long, and has had bad consequences for global peace and stability.
"That's why we're optimistic about this opportunity, but we need fully consider whether that opportunity actually exists," he said, as the latest round of talks between Iran and P5 plus One talks continued in Geneva.
"The United States is serious about trying to pursue a diplomatic opportunity in consultation with the P5-plus-1, in consultation with some of our strongest allies around the world to try to reach a diplomatic agreement that would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," the White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said yesterday.
"There is a history of inflammatory rhetoric from the Iranian regime that we've seen, and that certainly contributes to our desire to ensure that Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon," he said in response to a question.
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The United States remains steadfast in our commitment to Israel's security, he added.
"Having a nation that regularly deploys fiery rhetoric like that wielding a nuclear weapon would not just pose a threat to one of our strongest allies, but it also would destabilise the entire Middle East; that there are other countries in the region that would be forced to consider their own nuclear ambitions if Iran were to obtain a nuclear weapon," he said.
This is the reason why US President Barack Obama has been so determined to try to pursue a diplomatic opportunity for doing that, Earnest said.
"The pursuit of that diplomatic opportunity has been made possible because this President has worked closely with our allies and brought them together to put in place a sanctions regime that has crippled the Iranian economy, that has decimated the value of Iranian currency. And that has brought the Iranians to the table," he said.
Earnest said the dispute between Iran and the rest of the world has been lingering for too long, and has had bad consequences for global peace and stability.
"That's why we're optimistic about this opportunity, but we need fully consider whether that opportunity actually exists," he said, as the latest round of talks between Iran and P5 plus One talks continued in Geneva.