The Foreign Minister of Iran said that he would not fear threats or yield to the United States

ON 25 JULY, THE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ARAGZI, STATED TO THE JOURNALISTS DURING THE MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION IN KYRGYZSTAN ON 24 JULY THAT HIS COUNTRY REMAINED COMMITTED TO ITS PRINCIPLES AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF THREATS, WILL NOT YIELD, WILL NOT TOLERATE FALSE STATEMENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE STATED OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED AND THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLE ARE MET. IN ADDITION, ARAGAZI REFERRED TO THE FACT THAT IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES WERE STILL COMMUNICATING THROUGH THE GOOD OFFICES AND THAT BOTH SIDES WERE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER ' S VIEWS. HE STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT THE REAL PROBLEM WAS THAT THE UNITED STATES CONTINUED TO ACT WITH THE LOGIC OF BULLYING AND COERCION. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)