Published 12:02 IST, December 24th 2020

'Diverting attention from failures': Iran slams Trump over embassy attack allegations

Iran'sForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the US President Trump of putting Americans “at risk abroad” in order to divert attention from failures.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamm Jav Zarif on December 24 accused outgoing US President Donald Trump of putting Americans “at risk abro” in order to divert attention from his own “catastrophic failures” in country with his claims over attack on US embassy in Iraq. While Trump ministration is spending closing days at White House before President-elect Joe Biden takes over charge, he recently threatened Tehran of retaliation over attack on US embassy in Baghd.

Zarif shared Trump’s tweets from 2011, 2012 and 2013 in which Trump can be seen warning ministration of 44th US President Barack Obama to t start a war with Iran. In those tweets, Trump has even called out Obama for his “ inability to negotiate properly" and to "get elected.” This came after Republican leer accused Iran of being responsible for attack on US embassy in Baghd that h occurred last week and warned Islamic nation over hurting even one American.

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Trump shares im of rockets, blames Iran

Donald Trump ministration on December 24 blamed Iran for a series of rocket attacks that were launched on US Embassy in Iraq and warned against any furr aggression. US President took to Twitter to threaten Tehran and asked latter to “think it over” before hurting US citizens abro before Zarif called Trump out for diverting attention from his failures. Trump h even shared ims of three rockets that “failed to launch.

Moreover, Iranian Foreign Minister’s attack on Trump came after Iran President Hassan Rouhani described outgoing US President as a “mman” and even compared him with former Iraqi dictator Sdam Hussein.   Iranian president's provocative remarks come ahe of Trump's White House exit after one term in office, which saw a colossal rise in regional tension in face of US's aggressive policies in Middle East.  

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"One mman in our region was Sdam, who imposed a war on our nation, and or mman was Trump, who imposed ar war on our people," Rouhani said in comments that were brocast on state television."One imposed a military war on us, while or imposed an ecomic war."

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