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Zarif (right), seen with his deputy Abbas Araghchi, is proving fast on the draw when it comes to battling Trump on Twitter.
Zarif to Trump: Iran oil ban will fail, “world is sick & tired of US unilateralism”
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Mocking Donald Trump’s "tan- trums and CAPPED TWEETS", Iran’s foreign minister has declared that the US president’s attempt at preventing Iran from exporting crude oil has no chance of succeeding.
In an interview with the Iran newspaper, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said the Trump administration's stated aim of cutting Iranian oil exports to zero with the use of a second wave of sanctions to be brought in on November 4 was "meaningless" and "impossible".
"The countries currently the US is negotiating with have told Washington that they will continue their oil purchases from Iran," he was quoted as
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saying. China, Turkey and EU member states are among nations that have
so far made it clear to the US they
will continue buying Iranian oil and
policies and activities – tweeted: “The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet
“As a result of these measures, the US has been isolated”
conducting other business with the Islamic Republic.
On August 7, Trump – who is attempt- ing to strangle Iran’s economy with sanctions to the point that Tehran is pressured into talks to reshape what he describes as “malign” Middle East
up to yet another level. Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States.
I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!”
Zarif responded on Twitter by writing: "Tantrums & CAPPED TWEETS won't