Iran’s top diplomat says White House statement on Tehran attack is "repugnant"

Zarif, who is on a visit to Turkey, criticized a vote by the U.S. Senate soon after the attack to extend sanctions on Iran in a tweet.

“Iranian people reject such U.S. claims of friendship,” he said, hinting in the tweet that the terrorist attacks were “backed by U.S. clients” — an apparent reference to Iran’s regional rival, Saudi Arabia.

The White House statement, which expressed grief for the victims, concluded with the phrase “states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote.” Other countries such as Russia, Britain and France just expressed condolences for the attack.