Reuters - Iran said on Wednesday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of escalating economic pressure on ordinary Iranians by ordering a major increase in sanctions on the Islamic republic, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted.

�Escalating US economic WAR on Iranians, ??@realDonaldTrump? ordered SoT �to substantially increase sanctions against the COUNTRY of Iran! ?It�s admission that US is DELIBERATELY targeting ordinary citizens: ??#EconomicTerrorism?, illegal & inhuman. ??Stop war & terror. ??#Security4All?,� Zarif tweeted. (Additional reporting by Tuqa Khalid Writing by Parisa Hafezi Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)