“Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation of civilians to achieve political goals. The United States is involved in economic terrorism, this cannot be called sanctions, ”the diplomat wrote on his Twitter.
I said, "Terrorism is pursuing of political aims."
US is thus engaged in #EconomicTerrorism. It cannot be called “sanctions”, as they are not designed to enforce laws. They in fact violate law. pic.twitter.com/NaajhwOtf4
He also added that the US sanctions are not aimed at compliance with the law, but, on the contrary, “violate the law”.
Earlier, Zarif accused the United States in the destruction of the nuclear deal.
An expert from the Middle East Institute, Nikolai Kozhanov, in an interview with FBA “Economy Today”, assessed the situation in relations between Iran and the United States.