Mary Louise Kelly: Foreign Minister, thank you. Our time is short, so I will be direct. Does Iran consider the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani an act of war?
Mohammad Javad Zarif: It’s an act of terrorism and an act of war.
MLK: It is both —
MJZ: Both.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in 2018. He was interviewed by NPR on Tuesday. –Elias Williams for NPR
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