Iran’s FM says Qatar 'brought Saudi Arabia to its knees'
Iran’s foreign minister slams the Saudi crown prince over his approach to foreign policy in a speech at a top Tehran university.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool? - UP1EE1A1NCZOZ](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/05/RTX47JBI.jpg/RTX47JBI.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=UZYLFpqq)
Addressing a conference at the prestigious Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran’s foreign minister slammed the Saudi crown prince as “simple-minded” over his approach and rhetoric toward the Islamic Republic.
In a ceremony May 1 to commemorate Professors’ Day at the university, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke about current developments in the world and in the region. As he entered the university's premises, a group of students believed to belong to the Basij association on campus held signs with slogans against the nuclear deal and the Foreign Ministry’s emphasis on constructive engagement with the world. According to local media, a number of the students attacked Zarif’s vehicle, punching and kicking it.
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