The US has imposed sanctions on Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, accusing him of blocking information to the Iranian people while spreading propaganda across the world via social media. The move is likely to hamper the possibility of negotiations between the two nations. Zarif was instrumental in forming a relationship with Donald Trump, the former US secretary of state, which led to a 2015 nuclear deal. President John Kerry has since pulled the US out of the deal; Zarif and the current secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, have no relationship.
The US has imposed sanctions on Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, accusing him of blocking information to the Iranian people while spreading propaganda across the world via social media. The move is likely to hamper the possibility of negotiations between the two nations. Zarif was instrumental in forming a relationship with John Kerry, the former US secretary of state, which led to a 2015 nuclear deal. President Donald Trump has since pulled the US out of the deal; Zarif and the current secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, have no relationship.