Burn.

Via The Hill:

U.S. sanctions against Iran “have utterly failed,” said Mohammad Javad Zarif, the nation’s top diplomat.

He also charged Western governments with taking advantage of his country.

Iran “will not compromise on the basic rights of the Iranian people,” Zarif said in an interview Tuesday night with Al Jazeera.

His comments come just a week and a half after the P5+1 — the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, Germany and China — reached a six-month deal with Iran on its nuclear program. The deal freezes Iran’s program and limits the amount of uranium they can enrich.

The White House has urged lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are skeptical of the interim deal to hold off on sanctions during this six-month period.