'Trump is a THREAT' Iran ramps up World War 3 fears with FURIOUS attack on US president
IRAN'S Foreign Minister has ramped up Tehran's war of words with Washington by branding Donald Trump a "threat to world peace".
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responds to US sanctions
In a furious rant, Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States risks "destabilising the world" under Donald Trump's leadership.
Tensions between the US and Iran have soared since Mr Trump, an outspoken critic of Tehran, took office last January.
The White House chief reimposed economic sanctions on the regime in August after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
Mr Zarif today tweeted: "It is true that there is a real threat to our region and to international peace and security.
The US must start acting like a normal state
"That threat is the Trump administration's sense of entitlement to destabilise the world along with rogue accomplices in our region.
"The US must start acting like a normal state."
Washington's harshest sanctions, which seek to force Iran's major customers to stop buying its oil, will resume in November.
Their impending return has led to the devaluation of Iran's currency, sparking fears the Islamic Republic will be plunged into economic chaos.
The rial has lost about two-thirds of its value this year, hitting a record low against the US dollar this month.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Iranian officials had requested a meeting with Mr Trump at the UN General Assembly.
Tehran's president Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to address the General Assembly in New York next week, according to state media.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said today: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has never put forth a request for a meeting with Trump."
Mr Trump is due to meet privately with the leaders of the UK, France, South Korea, Egypt, Israel and Japan at the UN summit.
French president Emmanuel Macron will stress the importance of "collective action" when he addresses the conference on Tuesday.
A source close to Mr Macron told Reuters: "We don't see it as two opposing dialogues.
"We will continue to encourage the US to join this multilateralism even if it's difficult on some subjects like trade, Iran or climate."