Iran will not be intimidated by President Trump’s “art of the deal pressure” by using economic sanctions to push Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal, the country's top diplomat told ABC News.
Iran will not be intimidated by President Trump’s"art of the deal pressure" by using economic sanctions to push Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal, the country's top diplomat told ABC News.
The International Monetary Fund says Iran’s economy shrank by 3.9% and inflation spiked 31% in 2018, with predictions it could rise to 37% this year. Zarif labeled the new U.S. sanctions as"economic terrorism" that"targets ordinary Iranian people" because even though food and medicine are exempted from the sanctions, the financial transactions associated with them are not.
Zarif, however, said the prospects of potential talks are"not very likely, because talking is the continuation of the process of pressure." In early May, the Trump administration announced it was sending the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and B-52’s to the Middle East to deter new Iranian military threats to U.S. forces and interests.
"We call this place the Persian Gulf for a reason," said Zarif."It's next to us. We have a right to defend ourselves.
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