Iran\u2019s foreign ministry calls US \u201cthe leading producer of terrorism\u201d and Israel\u2019s supporter
\n TEHRAN
\nIran on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump\u2019s call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington\u2019s actions, referring to its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June.
\n\u201cThe desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US president is at odds with the hostile and criminal behaviour of the United States towards the Iranian people,\u201d the foreign ministry said in a statement.
\nIn mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on Iran, striking nuclear and military facilities as well as residential areas and killing more than 1,000 people.
\nThe 12-day war with Israel, during which the US struck the key nuclear facilities in Iran, derailed high-level nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.
\nIran retaliated with missile and drone attacks that killed dozens in Israel. A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been in place since June 24.
\nDuring a Monday speech at the Israeli Knesset, Trump said he wanted a peace deal with Iran and that the ball was in Tehran\u2019s court for any agreement to come to pass.
\nIn its statement, Iran dismissed the call.
\n\u201cHow can one attack the residential areas and nuclear facilities of a country in the midst of political negotiations, kill more than 1,000 people including innocent women and children, and then demand peace and friendship?\u201d the foreign ministry asked.
\nTrump also said \u201cnothing would do more good\u201d for the region than for Iran\u2019s leaders \u201cto stop threatening their neighbours, quit funding their militant proxies, and finally recognise Israel\u2019s right to exist\u201d.
\nTehran struck back, calling the remarks \u201cirresponsible and shameful\u201d and accusing the United States of being \u201ca leading producer of terrorism and a supporter of the terrorist and genocidal Zionist regime\u201d.
\n\u201cThe United States… has no moral authority to accuse others,\u201d Iran\u2019s foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iran\u2019s foreign ministry calls US \u201cthe leading producer of terrorism\u201d and Israel\u2019s supporter TEHRAN Iran on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump\u2019s call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington\u2019s actions, referring to its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June. \u201cThe desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-508665","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n