This picture taken on May 16, 2019 shows Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answering reporter's questions after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono at the foreign ministry in Tokyo. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
“Imposing fruitless sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) and the commander of Iran’s diplomacy (Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif) is the permanent closure of the path to diplomacy with Trump’s desperate government,” ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a tweet.
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