Iran’s foreign minister said his meeting with a Democratic senator alarmed the Trump administration because it allowed him to talk directly to “the American nation.”

Mohammad Javad Zarif and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy met last week at a security conference in Munich. President Trump questioned whether Murphy violated U.S. law by meeting with the foreign minister, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped anyone who communicates with Zarif reflected the Trump administration’s position on Iran.

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