Foreign Minister Javad Zarif gave an interview in New York City, where he is under tight visa restrictions, during a visit to the United Nations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has once again hit out at President Donald Trump's foreign policy. Zarif was in the U.S. to attend a meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York.while in the U.S., and the minister and his delegation have received special visas restricting them to just six New York City blocks., in which he repeated previous assertions that Iran does not desire a war with the U.S.
The U.S. withdrawal was accompanied by a reimposition of crippling economic sanctions on Iran. In May, the White House began withdrawing waivers that had allowed nations to keep doing business in Iran without the risk of sanctions. The stated goal of this move was to cut Iranian oil exports—vital for the country's economy—to zero.
Asked by interviewer Zeinab Badawi whether Iran would be willing to renegotiate the agreement to meet U.S. demands, Zarif suggested the onus was not on Tehran as it was not the party that walked away from the JCPOA. The foreign minister has regularly characterized the sanctions campaign as an"economic war" against Iran. He told the BBC that such a strategy disproportionately affects civilians and is tantamount to engaging in terrorism, a charge often leveled at Tehran by the White House.
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