Iran on Thursday slammed a statement by the US and Israel vowing to curb its nuclear aspiration saying that it represented "distorted reality."
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US President Joe Biden, who is on a two-day visit to Israel as part of his Middle East tour, and Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday unveiled The Jerusalem Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership, which asserted the US's commitment to Israel's security and preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The declaration asserts the United States' "steadfast commitment to preserve and strengthen Israel's capability to deter its enemies and to defend itself by itself against any threat or combination of threats. The United States further reiterates that these commitments are bipartisan and sacrosanct and that they are not only moral commitments, but also strategic commitments that are vitally important to the national security of the United States itself.
"The United States stresses that integral to this pledge is the commitment never to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, and that it is prepared to use all elements of its national power to ensure that outcome.
"The United States further affirms the commitment to work together with other partners to confront Iran's aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through proxies and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad."
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani accused Biden of "supporting the most murderous regime in the world."
Taking aim at US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is in Israel with Biden, Kanaani tweeted, "The national security adviser accompanied the President of the United States to express unreserved support for the murderous regime and the worst child-killer in the world in Israel.
"He [Sullivan] began his visit by accusing Iran of aiding and abetting the killing of civilians in Ukraine. It seems that lies and distorting reality are contagious for senior American officials."
Iran has been highly critical of the American president's visit to the Jewish state.
President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that Biden's Middle East tour will not bring security to Israel: "The visits of American officials to the countries of the region are aimed at strengthening the position of the Zionist regime and normalizing its relations with certain states, these efforts will not bring security to Israel," Raisi declared.
"If the Americans want to know what impact their actions and movements have in the region, they must look at the positions of the nations in the region with open eyes. The hatred of the Zionists and the crimes of their regime constantly increases among the nations of the region."
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