Carter’s remarks show US destabilizing policies in Middle East: Iran
Iran says recent remarks made by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter show the United States’ “destabilizing policies and measures” in the region.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham made the remarks on Saturday in reaction to comments made by Carter during an interview with the Atlantic published on Friday.
Carter advised Arab nations to unite against Tehran and Daesh Takfiri terrorists by bolstering their ground forces, IRNA reported.
“If you look at where the Iranians are able to wield influence, they are in the game, on the ground,” he said.
He added that the reason that Persian Gulf states lack influence in the region, “is that they have weighted having high-end air-force fighter jets and so forth over the hard business of training and disciplining ground forces and special-operations forces.”
Afkham noted that Carter's remarks clearly show the US’s "destabilizing policies and measures in the region.”
She added that instead of requiring an answer from Iran, Carter’s remarks should be responded to by Arab countries in the region, as it is they who have been “humiliated and insulted.”
“These words show that from the US official’s point of view, Arab countries are even incapable of... using the weapons they need,” she said.
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