Rouhani says ‘childish’ of US to sanction Iran foreign minister Zarif
Thursday 01/August/2019 - 12:14 PM
Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United
States of “childish behavior” on Thursday over Washington’s sanctioning of
Iran’s foreign minister amid rising tensions between the two countries.
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Washington has previously
proposed unconditional talks with Tehran.
“They (Americans) are resorting to childish
behavior... They were claiming every day ‘We want to talk, with no
preconditions’ ...and then they sanction the foreign minister,” Rouhani said in
remarks carried live on state television. “This means they have lost the power
of rational thought.”
