West invokes Iranophobia in region to sell weapons: spokesman

The United States and its allies in the Middle East region are seeking to present fearful image of Tehran to sell weapons to the regional countries, Mehmanparast said at his weekly press conference.

"Iran has repeated that Iranophobia is orchestrated by the Western countries and the Zionist regime (Israel)," he said, adding "and this is aimed at providing conditions to sell their weapons."

He called on regional countries to unite against the threats and provide security for the region.

The U.S. and its Western allies worry Tehran may obtain the uranium fuel needed for nuclear weapons by the same process to purify uranium, while Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purpose and argues that as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it has the right to the use of peaceful nuclear technology; Kazinform cites Xinhua.