Iran slams Trump’s vision for Mideast peace

The Islamic Republic is fiercely opposed to Trump's "deal of the century," stating that Muslims will never allow it to happen.
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering joint remarks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a new Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC27PE9R8PMZ
US President Donald Trump departs after delivering joint remarks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a new Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, Jan. 28, 2020. - REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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Al-Monitor Staff

The "deal of the century" unveiled by President Donald Trump as a road map toward Israeli-Palestinian peace was met with furious criticism in Tehran.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the plan a “dream project by a bankruptcy-ridden real estate developer” and a “nightmare” for the Middle East and the world.

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