Iran says "the White House is stricken by a mental (or intellectual) disability." [See Staff Post]

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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said the White House is "afflicted by mental retardation" after the Trump administration imposed sanctions on the country's supreme leader.

In a live televised address, Mr Rouhani branded the sanctions against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials, including Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as "outrageous and idiotic".

An exasperated Mr Rouhani said: "You sanction the foreign minister simultaneously with a request for talks?"

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...st-latest-a8973326.html?utm_source=reddit.com

 

[Sean C.]

He's not wrong.

 

[Link]

More than afflicted. Dominated.

 

[Skade]

No lies detected.

 

[Regiruler]

Didn't they also rhetorically ask how many people we've killed with nuclear weapons despite that happening well over half a century ago?

 

[ILikeFeet]

 

[PintSizedSlasher]

I mean.... no lies detected there...

 

[Crimson-Death]

We all agree.

 

[Box]

I can hear trump from the uk lmao

Also respect for not saying the R word.

Maybe respect is a bit strong...

 

[ZeoVGM]

Nope.

That's insulting to those who have actual disabilities.

Trump's White House is racist and really wants to go to war. "Mental retardation" has nothing to do with it.

 

[DeliciousSunnyD!]

Well, the President definitely has a psychological disorder.

 

[mbpm]

I don't think he's trained to make that diagnosis.

on the other hand, lol

 

[Socivol]

They didn't lie!

 

[Parthenios]

Can't really approve of the use of that word. We've been trying to reduce it's use as a pejorative, and calling Trump and co that isn't going to help that really.

Don't disagree with the sentiment however!

 

[Link]

Nope.

That's insulting to those who have actual disabilities.

Trump's White House is racist and really wants to go to war. "Mental retardation" has nothing to do with it.

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Pretty sure it's both. Trump definitely has some type of mental disability.

 

[Deleted member 1086]

I'm not sure they should put it that way exactly? but hard to disagree.

 

[Deleted member 2809]

Good, get under his fragile skin

 

[Pai Pai Master]

It's far more likely to be untreated syphilis. But it's more like plain old racism/Islamophobia

 

[Gengahrrr]

 

[Wyman Manderly]

I'm just laughing

 

[RecRoulette]

 

[GameShrink]

2019: When Iran has a better grasp on America's political situation than Republicans do.

 

[GhostBanana]

Nope.

That's insulting to those who have actual disabilities.

Trump's White House is racist and really wants to go to war. "Mental retardation" has nothing to do with it.

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Seriously? Trump is a slobbering brain dead idiot. Shout out to all those with disabilities deeply offended by a speech in Arabic Farsi!

 

[maxxpower]

I know he's an idiot but let's not make excuses for evil white people. He does not have any learning disabilities, he's just an evil fucking idiot.

 

[plusaflag]

Finally someone with an official position has the balls to speak frankly about this issue.
Europe, my land, you failed your ideals by not outing that idiot.

 

[Ebullientprism]

Can't really approve of the use of that word. We've been trying to reduce it's use as a pejorative, and calling Trump and co that isn't going to help that really.

Don't disagree with the sentiment however!

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That word came across in translation. Wasnt used as is by them.

 

[Masseyme]

More importantly he said the sanctions are a permanent closure to diplomatic channels between Iran and the US. We are inching to war.

 

[Travo]

Well...

 

[Deleted member 1248]

I lived long enough to see a foreign world leader call an American president a retard.

What else is there to do after this?

 

[MarcelRguez]

That word came across in translation. Wasnt used as is by them.

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What was used instead?

 

[manchego obfuscator]

it's called dementia actually

 

[Sordid Plebeian]

Well they certainly topped dotard with that one

 

[Xando]

An exasperated Mr Rouhani said: "You sanction the foreign minister simultaneously with a request for talks?"

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I mean..... he's not wrong but this is hilarious.

 

[TaySan]

Don't approve the use of that word, but the Trump administrations quite something.

 

[SurrenderDorothy]

Wouldn't put it in those words but the sentiment is correct.
Nothing but the truth here.

 

[Amnixia]

Iran just doesn't understand the four dimensional chess Trump is playing, he is the best negotiator!

Obvious /s

 

[Ebullientprism]

What was used instead?

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Native speaker on reddit clarified -

That's not exactly the way he said it. ناتوانی ذهنی and معلولیت ذهنی are the words he uses which more or less translate to intellectual (or mental) incapacity (or disability). Sure, it means the same thing, but he didn't use that kind of language. عقب‌ماندگی This is the word that means retardation in Farsi. It's the same in Iran as it is here as far as the politeness (and PCness) of these specific words goes. .btw I'm a native speaker

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[Omegasquash]

More importantly he said the sanctions are a permanent closure to diplomatic channels between Iran and the US. We are inching to war.

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It's like...I want to say that nothing's permanent, but this does feel like it's inching toward conflict.

We had a solution in place. God dammit.

 

[Biske]

It's a hell of a thing when such foreign leaders are so fucking correct.

 

[King Alamat]

I don't condone the language used, but damned if I don't agree with sentiment.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Seriously? Trump is a slobbering brain dead idiot. Shout out to all those with disabilities deeply offended by a speech in Arabic!

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It's making excuses for someone who is doing evil things because he's evil.

It's fun to call the guy an idiot but he knows what he is doing. His actions are specifically done to attract white supremacists.

 

[Strike]

 

[Doggg]

There are better ways of putting it, but he's not far off.

 

[cakely]

I look forward to someone here on Resetera tone-policing the Iranian president.

Also, yeah. No lies detected.

 

[Whompa]

Complete failure of a president. Completely unable and unfit for the job.

 

[Heshinsi]

Seriously? Trump is a slobbering brain dead idiot. Shout out to all those with disabilities deeply offended by a speech in Arabic!

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Check yourself lol

 

[_Karooo]

They shot down a $150 million drone. What do they expect?

That said, should have never pulled out of the Iran deal.

 

[Deleted member 10428]

I believe cognitove impairment is the correct term. But yeah.

 

[Buzzman]

Seriously? Trump is a slobbering brain dead idiot. Shout out to all those with disabilities deeply offended by a speech in Arabic!

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Hahahaha, pretty sure you've pissed off more people with that comment than Rouhani will with his remarks.

 

[DrewFu]

They shot down a $150 million drone. What do they expect?

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Pretty much this. Trump IS a fucking idiot, but given the actions of Iran over the last couple of weeks, I'm not sure what they expected. And they were already refusing any dialogue before these sanctions.