Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctio...
DUBAI - Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials said on Wednesday, as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the country for a two-day visit.
“Japan can help in easing the ongoing tension between Iran and America... As a goodwill gesture, America should either lift the unjust oil sanctions or extend the waivers or suspend them,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters. As a U.S. ally that also has good diplomatic relations with Iran, Japan could be in a unique position to mediate between the Islamic Republic and the United States.
It has also dispatched extra armed forces to the region to counter what it describes as Iranian threats. “Japan wants to do as much as possible toward peace and stability in the Middle East,” Abe said in Tokyo ahead of his departure, according to Iranian TV.Slideshow
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