US ISIL fight impeded by its double standards: Zarif

In an interview with IRIB on Sunday morning Mohammad Javad Zarif said that fighting terrorism and extremism requires international cooperation.

About BBC claim that Iran and the US cooperate to eradicate ISIL terrorists in Iraq, Iranian foreign minister said that “the US has not been serious in fighting ISIL which roots in their double standards; the US supported ISIL back in Syria and now they want to fight them in Iraq,” said Zarif and added that ISIL was once in Syria, today it is in Iraq and tomorrow it will threat other countries.

He said that there has not been enough and comprehensive understanding of ISIL threat yet, but “the Islamic Republic of Iran was aware of its danger since the beginning of ISIL establishment and Iran president’s WAVE (World Agaisnt Violence and Extremism) suggested to the last year UN General Assembly proves the Islamic Republic’s logic regarding such issues.”

He pointed to the Leader’s emphasis on danger of radicalism and said that "we know the ISIL danger and stand besides our Iraqi sisters and brothers to control it but this is dangerous for the whole region and international cooperation is needed to eradicate it."

Iran foreign minister and the whole 11^th cabinet are in Mashhad on the occasion of birth anniversary of Shias’ 8^th Imam where his holy shrine is located as the 8^th provincial trip.

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