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Iranian FM calls military action against Iran 'political suicide'

Iran’s foreign minister traveled to Japan to discuss how to reduce tensions in the region and responses to "bullying" from the United States.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) is guided to his seat as he meets Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2019.   REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC1DA976F800

During a trip to Japan, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke to journalists regarding the latest status of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the increasing tension with the United States.

Zarif said that any military action by the group he dubbed the B-team (national security adviser John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Zayed) would be “political suicide.”

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