Irania­n Presid­ent hit back saying the US leader had "no right" to sympat­hize with protes­tersWASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump said Monday it was “time for change” in Iran and that the country’s people were “hungry” for freedom, after days of deadly protests against the government in Tehran. “Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration,” Trump tweeted, referring to the nuclear pact sealed under his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 1, 2018Trump has been vocal on Twitter about the protests in Iran since they erupted last week. Trump on Iran: ‘Oppressive regimes cannot last forever’“Oppressive regimes cannot endure forever, and the day will come when the Iranian people will face a choice,” he tweeted, quoting from the speech. But Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hit back, saying the US leader — whose “whole being is against the nation of Iran — had “no right” to sympathize with protesters.

Source: The Express Tribune January 01, 2018 13:41 UTC