Salehi’s shuttle diplomacy prevents Iran-Arab split’

“The fitna was thwarted to a large extent through Mr. Salehi’s consultations with (officials of) regional countries,” Ramin Mehmanparast said during his weekly press briefing. 

Mehmanparast said, “One of the goals of the Zionists is to create discord among regional countries” and advised regional states “to gain a good understanding of the threats.” 

So far Salehi has held separate telephone conversations with several regional officials and has travelled to Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates to hold talks with Arab officials on the ongoing developments in the region. 

Mehmanparast added, “As a matter of principle, we place emphasis on bilateral and regional cooperation and believe that we can promote stability in the region through increasing the level of cooperation.” 

“More trips are on the way, including that Mr. Salehi will make a trip to Iraq in the near future,” Mehmanparast said, without elaborating. 

Israel’s acknowledgment of stupid ideas is notable 

Mehmanparast also replied to a question about the recent remarks made by former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, in which he stated that any military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be a “stupid idea.” 

“It is notable that the Zionist (regime’s) officials acknowledge that they have stupid ideas,” Mehmanparast stated. 

“The remarks by the officials of the illegitimate Zionist regime are of no importance to us,” Mehmanparast added. 

------ Tehran welcomes establishment of Iran-Iraq joint security system 

Elsewhere in his remarks, Mehmanparast said that Iranian officials have welcomed the decision by Iraq to establish a joint security system with Iran. 

“We believe that cooperation among regional countries is influential in promoting security in the region,” he added