Zarif: Trump has ‘chutzpah’ for scheduling Security Council meeting on Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President Donald Trump has “chutzpah” for calling a Security Council meeting to discuss Iran during the annual gathering of world leaders atthe United Nations in New York later this month.

In a tweet, Zarif says Trump is abusing the presidency of the Security Council — that he says has been “devoted to Palestine for 70 years” — to “blame Iran for horrors US & clients have unleashed across the [Middle East].”

There's only one UNSC resolution on Iran. .@realDonaldTrump is violating it & bullying others to do same. Now he plans to abuse presidency of SC to divert a session—item devoted to Palestine for 70 yrs— to blame Iran for horrors US & clients have unleashed across M.E. #chutzpah

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) September 5, 2018

Yesterday, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the meeting will address “violations of international law and general instability Iran sows throughout the entire Middle East region.” She accused Iran of supporting terrorism and destabilizing activities in Lebanon, Yemen and Syria. Haley said Iran’s leader could speak at the council meeting if he chose to.