Barack Obama`s remarks on Iran `unrealistic`: Tehran

Tehran: Iran has dismissed US President Barack Obama`s recent remarks about Tehran and the region as "unrealistic and unconstructive".

Obama`s comments on Iran`s nuclear activities show his incorrect understanding of Tehran`s commitment to the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities, Xinhua quoted an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman as saying on Wednesday while reacting to the US President`s State of Union address delivered on Tuesday. "It is American diplomacy, backed by pressure, that has halted the progress of Iran`s nuclear programme -- and rolled back parts of that programme," said spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham. The US "illusion" about the effects of its anti-Iran sanctions on Iran`s engagement in nuclear talks is based on a false understanding of Tehran`s commitment to dispelling any doubts about the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities, she added. Highlighting the effects of anti-Iran sanctions was the result of a "totally incorrect interpretation of Iran`s willingness to create a new opportunity for western countries to forge a different kind of relationship with Iranian people and try to win the confidence of this great nation", Afkham said.