MNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US� hostile measures against Iran are �economic terrorism�, stressing that Tehran does not hold negotiations with �terrorists�.

Zarif made the remarks in a Sunday meeting on promotion of adherence to the United Nations Charter and international law in Venezuela�s Caracas.

�US measures is economic terrorism. Plain and simple. There is no ambiguity about this. Just search the word terrorism,� said Zarif at the meeting, adding �Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. This is Google�s definition of terrorism.�

�Stop using the word �sanction�. Sanctions are designed to enforce laws. They are backed by the law, but the US measures are economic terrorism.�

�What the United States is currently doing should be called �terrorism�,� Zarif stressed.

He went on to call for boycotting the unlawful use of the word �sanction�, �especially the US� excessive use of this word to show that its measures are lawful. We need to constantly repeat that what the US administration is doing is economic terrorism. We don�t negotiate with terrorists.�

Wrapping up his stay in Caracas, Zarif is currently in Nicaragua�s capital Managua to hold talks with the country�s senior officials on bilateral ties.