Iranian Foreign Minister Tweets Response to Tom Cotton’s ‘Macho Personal Smear’

A few weeks ago, Republican Senator Tom Cotton got 46 of his Republican colleagues to sign onto a letter lecturing Iran about how America’s government and the Constitution works, for the purpose of asserting Congress’ role in the Iranian nuclear negotiations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Zavad Jarif name-checked the senator yesterday by saying they’ll get things done “whether Senator Cotton likes it or not.” That led to Cotton going after Jarif on Twitter:

Hey @JZarif, I hear you called me out today. If you’re so confident, let’s debate the Constitution. 1/4

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) April 29, 2015

He proceeded to set the terms of such a debate and called Zarif a coward.

Well, Zarif ended up responding on Twitter earlier today:

Serious diplomacy, not macho personal smear, is what we need. Congrats on Ur new born. May U and Ur family enjoy him in peace .@SenTomCotton

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) April 30, 2015

And in case you’re wondering, yes, Cotton’s wife Anna gave birth to a baby boy this week.

[h/t Business Insider]
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