Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reacted to the recent remarks by the US President Donald Trump, who accused Iran of supporting insecurity in the region.

Axar.az reports according to Iranian media, “I heard the US president’s remarks last night. Unfortunately, a deceitful narrative was presented. It is the United States, through its sanctions over the past forty-plus years, and with its military and non-military pressures and threats, that has obstructed the progress of the Iranian nation, " he said.

"The one truly responsible for Iran’s economic hardships is America and its hegemonic policies that have been imposed on our people,” he added.

It should be noted that during his speech yesterday at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Donald Trump said that if the parties fail to reach an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program, the U.S. administration is prepared to apply maximum pressure on Iran and deprive the country of its ability to export oil.