mo4ch:>‘Washington has lost power of rational thought’: Rouhani slams ‘childish’ sanctions on Iranian FM | Mo4ch News

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has castigated the US for imposing sanctions on his country’s foreign minister, describing the move as puerile and senseless.Rouhani accused the US of “childish behavior” on Thursday over Washington’s decision to sanction Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Washington had previously proposed unconditional talks with Tehran – a curious turnaround which Rouhani was quick to point out.“[The United States] were claiming every day ‘We want to talk, with no preconditions’... and then they sanction the foreign minister,” Rouhani said during a live television broadcast. “This means they have lost the power of rational thought.”Iran’s president surmised that Zarif was targeted because the US is “afraid of our foreign minister’s interviews.”Also on rt.comUS imposes sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister ZarifZarif said that the sanctions would have no effect on him or his family, as he has no property or assets outside of Iran.
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