US Afflicted by Political Vertigo, Official Says after Sanctions on Zarif
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior international adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker slammed the US for imposing sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as a symptom of the Trump administration’s political vertigo.
In a post on his Twitter account, Hossein Amir Abdollahian slammed the blacklisting of Zarif as “clear evidence of the American politicians’ irrational and uncivilized behavior.”
“Trump neither is capable of (making a) war (with Iran) nor has he succeeded to force Iran into negotiations through the path of threats,” he said.
“The Trump team is seriously afflicted by a political vertigo, which undoubtedly ends in a collapse,” Amir Abdollahian added.
On Wednesday, the US Department of State said Washington has designated Zarif for acting on behalf of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. The US president had issued an executive order on June 24, imposing sanctions on the Leader and his office and authorizing sanctions on others associated with Ayatollah Khamenei.
The senior Iranian diplomat has dismissed the US move, saying that being designated by the US would not affect him since he has ho properties outside Iran.
