A file photo of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
TEHRAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday urged the United States to remove its "economic terrorism" against Iranians instead of weeping "crocodile tears" for the death of an Iranian woman.
Making the remarks in a reaction to Washington's concerns over the recent death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman in police custody in Iran, Amir-Abdollahian tweeted that an investigation has been launched into her "tragic death."
Amini died in a hospital after police custody in Tehran, triggering public anger and sympathy among the Iranian people.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tweeted that "we will continue to hold Iranian officials accountable for such human rights abuses," with Amir-Abdollahian responding that U.S. officials saw human rights as "a tool against adversaries."
"Instead of shedding crocodile tears, U.S. must end economic terrorism" against Iranians, he noted. ■
