Kharrazi issued this statement during the course of a joint press conference with his visiting Turkish counterpart Ismail Cem.
Turkey is an American vassal.
The sanctions notwithstanding, the U.S. and Iran maintain a love-hate relationship. In Iraq, the U.S. serves as a protector of the Shia minority whose interests are dear to Iran. Also, the periodic Anglo-American bombing of Iraqi sites keeps an Iran nemesis cropped to size. Not only that, there is full collusion of American and Iranian interests in Afghanistan, where both countries oppose the Taliban. Despite its strong Islamic credentials, Iran has let pragmatism rather than morality rule its policy.