Iran's foreign minister offered work on Arak, not Iraq, for lifting sanctions
A poor transcription of an interview with Iran's foreign minister has created the impression that Iran offered help on Iraq, instead of Arak, for the lifting of sanctions.
Yesterday, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had offered to help the West fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. However, as the video and further transcripts emerged, it became clear that Zarif was talking about Iran’s heavy water reactor in Arak, and not the country to its western border, Iraq.
“For instance, we agree that we do some things at Arak, then they agree to do some things,” Zarif, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, said in the 47-minute TV interview, attempting to explain the complex process of removing the various sanctions that have been put on Iran from the UN Security Council, the United States and the European Union due to their nuclear program.
