Thursday, August 01, 2019

Analysis: Iranian Foreign Minister's Reaction to US Sanctions


The United States has imposed tough sanctions on Iran's top diplomat Javad Zarif. The US is accusing the foreign minister of promoting what it calls the reckless agenda of Iran’s supreme leader.

Zarif has hit back on Twitter, thanking the Trump administration for considering him a "huge threat" to his agenda, and saying the sanctions have "no effect" on him or his family. Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari reports live from Tehran