The United States was trying to get in the way between his country and the European Union (EU) and was looking for excuses to make trouble for Iran, a top Iranian politician warned in an interview due to be published Monday.
"We have a lot of respect for Europe and we have a regular exchange of visits and views," Mehdi Karoubi, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, told the German Der Spiegel.
"But the United States is trying to interpose itself between us and Europe. Therefore the Europeans most act very intelligently," he said.
"We fear the Americans are looking for new excuses, for political reasons, to cause problems for us. But, thank God, the Europeans behave differently." (Albawaba.com)
