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Iran’s Zarif slams Trump’s ‘vulgar outburst’, says Tehran will defend itself

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 6. Former Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif has taken to social media to condemn Trump’s ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz TurkicWorld reports via Trend.

“Iran will defend itself, but heed this warning for your own good: This aggression began with a war crime: targeting & murdering 170 schoolchildren,” he wrote, referring to the attack on Minab.

“Yesterday, in desperate and vulgar outburst, Trump openly threatened further war crimes. Complicity = int’l criminal responsibility,” he added.

Earlier, we reported that the diplomat, who helped negotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, was reprimanded by the Iranian government after writing an article in the Foreign Affairs magazine outlining a roadmap for ending the war.

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