Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that it was hard to imagine new talks with the U.S. after it lost the trust of the world with its erratic decision-making.
“Imagine negotiating now — how can we trust them?” Mr. Zarif told reporters on state broadcaster IRINN. “America has zig-zagged constantly, so now no one trusts them.”
Mr. Zarif was speaking a day after Washington reimposed a first tranche of harsh sanctions following its withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Also, Iran’s Labour Minister Ali Rabiei was impeached on Wednesday after months of mounting anger over the government’s handling of an economic crisis.
Mr. Rabiei lost a confidence motion in Parliament by 129 votes to 111, giving President Hassan Rouhani three months to replace him. Mr. Rouhani has been under mounting pressure in recent weeks to reshuffle his economic team.