Tehran, June 26 -- Iran's foreign minister says President Trump's new sanctions targeting the Iranian supreme leader show the White House doesn't understand "international regulations."

Javad Zarif said Wednesday that the U.S. sanctions could violate the freedom of worship of some American Muslims because it restricts links with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

That's according to a quote by Iran's state news agency IRNA.

Khamenei is the chief of Iran's theocracy and considered by some Shiite Muslims as their religious guide.

The report also quoted Zarif as saying the new sanctions showed that it was a "lie" the U.S. wanted to negotiate with Iran. He said the U.S. had created "danger and tension in the region."

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump sai...