MUNICH — The Latest from the Munich Security Conference (all times local):1:45 p.m.Iran’s foreign minister is rejecting the idea that Tehran wouldn’t respond if the United States gives up on the 2015 nuclear accord with world powers. ——1 p.m.Iran’s foreign minister is dismissing as a “cartoonish circus” accusations by Israel’s prime minister that his country has become increasingly aggressive and sent a drone into Israeli airspace. Sarraf told participants at the Munich Security Conference he’d had “an Israeli drone above my head for the past 15 years” but that his country has “no belligerent intent” against anyone. ”——11:55 a.m.Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says it is “absolutely critical” to make sure that world powers’ nuclear agreement with Iran survives. Kerry, one of the leading negotiators on the deal, told the Munich Security Conference on Sunday that “this is untenable.

Source: National Post February 18, 2018 10:30 UTC