Khomeini's grandson calls Trump's Iran speech vulgar, demeaning

Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of Islamic Republic's founder Ruhollah Khomeini, criticized US President Donald Trump’s remarks comparing the progress of Arab countries in the region to that of Iran under the clerical establishment.

“Yes, you have power. But this kind of speech makes people view you with greater skepticism" amid nuclear talks with Tehran, Khomeini said.

He defended Iran’s current diplomatic approach to the US, saying, “The decision to engage in indirect negotiations with the United States was a rational one made by the country’s leadership and officials. It may succeed, or it may fail due to the other side’s unreliability.”

“But for the president of the United States to speak in such a vulgar and demeaning tone in the midst of these negotiations is unacceptable. Although this type of rhetoric has been used before, it has not been expressed as it was recently,” he added.