Won’t Bow to US Bullying: Iran Rejects Washington’s Pressure Tactics

Speaking to journalists after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Araghchi said the main obstacle between Tehran and Washington was not a lack of communication channels but the US approach toward Iran. “Iran has shown that it will not bow to US bullying and will under no circumstances respond to the language of force, pressure and threats,” Araghchi said. He said discussions with Pakistan, which has served as a mediating party, were a natural step, adding that protecting the Iranian people and safeguarding Iran’s interests in the Strait of Hormuz remained among Tehran’s…