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Iran’s Zarif says Trump’s new travel ban shows his fake empathy for Iranians

Monday, 25 September 2017 2:17 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 25 September 2017 10:27 AM ]

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif discusses current developments in the Middle East with Richard Haass (not seen) at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on July 17, 2017 in New York City.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that US President Donald Trump’s new travel ban is proof of his fake empathy for Iranians.

Zarif made the remark via his official twitter account early on Monday shortly after Trump signed the new rules, in which citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen face further restriction in traveling to the US.

Trump’s fake empathy for Iranians rings ever more hollow, with his new and even more offensive travel ban against such outstanding citizens.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) September 25, 2017

“Trump’s fake empathy for Iranians rings ever more hollow, with his new and even more offensive travel ban against such outstanding citizens,” Tweeted Zarif.

The range of restrictions imposed on each state is different, for example in the case of Venezuela, only certain government officials and their families are affected.

Trump’s former ban on travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen was enacted in March and expired on Sunday evening.

Zarif also appeared to be referencing Trump’s recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, to which the Iranian foreign minister stressed “Fake empathy for Iranians fools no one."