Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the White House is “afflicted by mental retardation” after President Trump enacted new sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader.

Rouhani criticized the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as “outrageous and idiotic” on Tuesday. U.S. officials have indicated sanctions could also be placed against the country’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.

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