"Obama’s recent remarks showed that the White House lacks seriousness to confront terrorism in Iraq and the region,” Amir Abdollahian told reporters on Friday.
Amir Abdollahian's remarks came one day after President Obama said that he plans to send military advisors to Baghdad without announcing any further action against the Takfiri militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
"The US delay in fighting terrorism and the ISIL have fuelled suspicions and doubts about the US objectives in Iraq," Amir Abdollahian said.
He noted that the United States is concentrating its efforts on “fuelling sectarianism” in Iraq instead of fighting terrorism there.
On June 10, the ISIL militants took control of the city of Mosul, the capital of Iraq’s Nineveh Province. They later took control of the city of Tikrit, located about 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad.
Fierce clashes are underway between Iraqi armed forces and the ISIL militants, who have vowed to take their atrocities to the Iraqi capital and other cities across the country.
Last week, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out at Saudi Arabia for supporting the ISIL terrorists.
