Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US cannot change the fact that global power is shifting in favor of Iran, Russia and China by resorting to sanctions and killing deals, advising Washington to, instead, adapt to the new realities on the world stage and “stop isolating itself.”

Iranian Ambassador to France Bahram Qassemi categorically condemned Washington’s sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and said the US does not deserve to be home to the United Nations (UN).

World countries and the United Nations have censured the administration of US President Donald Trump over imposing sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Washington’s sanction against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif displayed that the US is suffering from political disorder, adding that the measure proved that the White House is abiding by no logic or standard.

Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Washington’s decision to impose sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif showd that the team of US President Donald Trump is in a serious case of political vertigo which will assuredly lead to a collapse.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blasted the US sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as a move out of Washington's desperation and indicative of ineffectiveness of its pressures on Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted Washington's soft foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia due to its purchase of the US-made weapons while pressuring Iran which is a pioneer state in fighting against terrorism.

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has described a United States plan for forming a naval coalition to interfere in the Persian Gulf as a self-defeating initiative.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has condemned imposition of sanctions on the country’s top diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as a “ridiculous” and “illegal” measure, which is in line with the United States’ policy of mounting maximum pressure on the Islamic Republic.

Head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Public Relations Department Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif underlined Iran's powerful defense system, saying that it is able to intercept the most advanced US drones.