Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ after Iran suggests he has a ‘mental disorder’
by Julian Borger in Washington and Patrick Wintour in from World news | The Guardian on (#4HXDP)
Hassan Rouhani and US president traded insults similar to 2017 clashes between US and North Korea while ramping up sanctions
The Iranian and US presidents have traded insults, with Hassan Rouhani suggesting that Donald Trump suffered from a "mental disorder" and Trump once more threatening Iran with "obliteration".
The very personal exchange was reminiscent of similar verbal clashes between the US and North Korean leaders in late 2017, and underlined the volatility of US foreign policymaking in the present standoff in the Gulf. Trump has swung between dire threats and offers of talks without preconditions, while ramping up sanctions.
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