Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that US officials’ misconceptions about Iran have led to the failure of Washington’s policy toward the country.
Araghchi made the remarks on Wednesday, November 11, in response to comments by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio had earlier said that economic sanctions and the naval blockade of Iran had been so effective that there was no need for large-scale military operations against the country.
Iran’s foreign minister added that Rubio was repeating the same baseless remarks made by Mike Pompeo, the former US secretary of state.
Araghchi said that eight years ago, Pompeo had also stated that Iranians needed to follow the White House’s instructions to secure food supplies.
He said Rubio was repeating these remarks while his fellow Cuban-Americans were also victims of the same US policy.
Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, is defending US policy toward Iran at a time when Cuba has also been under Washington’s sanctions for decades.
