Zarif Slams Europeans Trying to Appease US

By Staff-Agencies

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hit out at the three European powers for failing to counter the US “economic terrorism” against Tehran, saying they are instead turning the spotlight on the Islamic Republic’s missile program to appease Washington.

In a tweet on Wednesday, Zarif pointed to the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and lamented the EU trio’s failure to show a political will against Washington’s pressures.  

“A year after US' unlawful abrogation of JCPOA, Europe can't muster political will to defy US' #EconomicTERRORISM. Not even by setting up a single banking channel for humanitarian aid,” said the tweet.

Zarif said the UK, France and Germany would rather seek to appease Trump by pressuring the UN to provide a report on Iran’s missile activities than defy Washington’s measures.  

“E3 are instead busy appeasing @realDonaldTrump by pressuring UN over our defensive capabilities,” the tweet added.

Britain, France and Germany are calling for a full UN report on Iran’s missile program.