Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian lashed out at the US for violating the 2015 nuclear deal and inflicting the main damage on the agreement.

In remarks at a meeting with the foreign ambassadors to Tehran on Monday, Amirabdollahian explicated the Islamic Republic’s policies on various regional and international issues, including the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which has been scrapped by the previous US administration.

Expounding on Iran’s foreign policy and main priorities under President Ebrahim Raisi, Amir Abdollahian described the new Iranian administration’s foreign policy as balanced, active, dynamic and smart.

“We insist on sending a message to the world that our foreign policy will be balanced. Accordingly, a major priority for us will be our neighbors. There are no exceptions in this regard,” he said, according to the Foreign Ministry’s website.

Another priority for Iran will be Asia, the Iranian foreign minister noted, adding that the continent has a special standing in the 21st century and the emerging economic powers have created new opportunities for Asia and the whole world.

He stressed that Iran has many friends and allies among its neighbors and in Asia.

“We pay special attention to these two axes in our foreign policy priorities. However, as Iran’s 13th government’s foreign policy agenda suggests, our priority over neighbors and Asia does not mean ignoring the rest of the world, and focusing on Arab and Islamic countries, African countries, Latin America, and Europe and the West will be a component of our active and dynamic foreign policy,” Abdollahian was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.

Source: Iranian media