Iranian minister: Trump's Gulf policies impulsive and dangerous
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ROME - US President Donald Trump's policies in the Gulf are dangerous and misguided, Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that pressure from Washington had only succeeded in strengthening Tehran's resolve.
Speaking at a conference in Rome, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticised Trump for seeking to renegotiate a 2015 deal aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program. He also questioned the US response to a crisis between Qatar and its neighbors.
"We have problems with the policies that are coming from Washington and I believe those policies are extremely dangerous, impulsive, not grounded in reality," Zarif said.
He said Trump did not understand the nature of the nuclear accord and was trying to dissuade foreign investors from doing business in Iran. "In spite of the arm twisting, more and more European companies have been coming in," he said.
