Zarif: US economic terrorism targets innocent civilians
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister stressed in a message once again that US economic terrorism is targeting the innocent Iranian people.
Iran Press/Iran news: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message once again referred to US economic terrorism as targeting innocent people. "#EconomicTerrorism against Iran targets innocent civilians. Like this little boy, whose heartbroken mother can't get him prosthetic legs as he grows. They're sanctioned," Zarif wrote in his Twitter account.
#EconomicTerrorism against Iran targets innocent civilians. Like this little boy, whose heartbroken mother can't get him prosthetic legs as he grows. They're sanctioned.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) June 3, 2019
This is @realDonaldTrump's "economic war". And war and talks—with or without preconditions—don't go together pic.twitter.com/ZUqA61iq7D
He added: "This is @realDonaldTrump's 'economic war'. And war and talks—with or without preconditions—don't go together." Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the US is ready to hold negotiations with Iran with no preconditions.
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