Iranian foreign minister: ‘The national interests of the United States have been taken hostage by the Zionists’ Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in conversation with CNN's Fareed Zakaria Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian appeared to repeatedly invoke antisemitic stereotypes when discussing the Iran nuclear deal. “The national interests of the United States have been taken hostage by the Zionists,” Amir-Abdollahian said at the gathering in the Swiss resort where world leaders convene annually to discuss global affairs. CNN host Fareed Zakaria, who was moderating...