Iran Tells Trump to Fight U.S. Crime & Poverty, Not Other Countries on Twitter
Source: Newsweek Magazine
IRAN TELLS TRUMP TO FIGHT U.S. CRIME AND POVERTY, NOT OTHER COUNTRIES ON TWITTER
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 1/2/18 AT 11:52 AM
Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a new statement Tuesday attacking President Donald Trump's ongoing social media commentary about protests in Iran, suggesting the U.S. leader should instead focus on addressing outstanding issues in his own country.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi launched the latest salvo in a war of words with Trump as demonstrations against economic conditions, corruption and conservative religious leadership in Iran turned violent and even deadly in some parts of the country.
Trump, who has led the U.S.'s own right-wing hardliners in attempting to isolate and undermine the Shiite Muslim power, has used the unrest as an opportunity to criticize the Iranian government, which has accused him of once again interfering in its internal affairs.
"Trump's completely paradoxical and garbled stance against the Iranian people is not a new issue," Qasemi said Tuesday, according to Iran's semi-official Press TV.
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