Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 30 / Trend T. Konyayeva /
WikiLeaks' information on Iran will not change significantly change the current realities, but will exacerbate the already dire situation, National Iranian-American Council President Trita Parsi told Trend today.
"The leaks do not change realities on the ground as much as they reveal the direness of the situation in the Middle East," Parsi said.
On Sunday night, several Western publications - the New York Times, Guardian, and Der Spiegel - published extracts from the secret correspondence of U.S. diplomats to the U.S. State Department, which had been leaked by the notorious website Wikileaks.
They, in particular, say some Arab countries allegedly have hostility against Iran, and some of their leaders stand for an early military strike against Tehran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questioned the recently "leaked" documents published by WikiLeaks, describing them as part of a U.S. "psychological war."
According to Parsi, despite U.S. President Barack Obama's disinclination to use military force against Iran, the geopolitical realities of the region have not changed since the Bush years.
"This is still a region on the verge of a major war, and neither the new sanctions on Iran or the Obama administration's limited engagement has changed this reality," he said.
Following the adoption of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929 in June, the U.S. Congress passed a bill on unilateral anti-Iran sanctions on June 24.
Later, in July this year, EU leaders, and later the foreign ministers of these countries, proposed additional sanctions against Iran at a meeting in Brussels. The foreign ministers of all EU countries at a meeting in Luxembourg approved additional sanctions against Iran on Oct. 25.
Parsi added that the documents have significantly shaken confidence in the assurances of some Arab states that they oppose war and stand for a peaceful resolution to the Iranian problem.
"Though this revelation does not significantly change realities on the ground, it does exacerbate an already dire situation," he said. "The charade and double talk did play a positive function - it created some wiggle room for diplomacy. With the façade perishing, that wiggle room is all but gone."
Answering Press TV television channel's questions, Ahmadinejad said the documents will not have any political effect, as "today the country is vigilant, and such moves will have no impact on international relations."
"States in the region are friends and brothers, and these acts of evil will not affect their relations," he said.
