Iranian foreign minister schools Republicans: There’s this thing called international law…

The authors may not fully understand that in international law, governments represent the entirety of their respective states, are responsible for the conduct of foreign affairs, are required to fulfil the obligations they undertake with other states and may not invoke their internal law as justification for failure to perform their international obligations.

— Iranian Foreign Minister Dr. Javad Zarif’s devastating response to a letter penned by Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and cosigned by most of the Senate Republican caucus, including Mitch McConnell.