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Having 200 nuclear bombs in its arsenal, Israel is a liability for American foreign policy, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told the US Council on Foreign Relations, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported.

Salehi said, “Israel is not a party to any disarmament conventions including the NPT and is the major impediment in having a nuclear free zone in the Middle East. Having 200 nuclear bombs in its arsenal, Israel in fact is the most significant source of instability and insecurity in the region and indeed a liability for American foreign policy.”

Speaking on Syria, Salehi stressed that for stability in Syria, the engagement of all parties, including the government, is a necessity. “Hasty politics and foreign intervention under any guise will only aggravate the situation and lead to more bloodshed and killing of innocent people. We believe the Syrian crisis has a political solution and not a military one. More militarization of Syrian situation will have significant ripple effects in our region. This is the reason why Iran supports regional political initiative.”