TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States is responsible for "crimes against humanity" in Iran and Yemen, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying by Press TV on Friday.
"The U.S. is to be held accountable for crimes against humanity in Iran and Yemen," Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
Zarif was reacting to the recent remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said that the U.S. sanctions against the Islamic republic do not target the Iranian people.
Pompeo also claimed that "the challenge in Yemen is in large part the responsibility of the Iranian leadership," repeating Washington's allegation against Tehran of arming Yemen's Shiite Houthi militants, which the Islamic republic denies.
"Just as with Yemen, Secretary Pompeo blames Iran for unlawful U.S. sanctions preventing Iranians' access to financial services for food and medicine," Zarif said, adding that "naturally, we will provide them for our people in spite of U.S. efforts."
