Iranian minister to US: 'You cannot have a cake and eat it at the same time'

Iranian minister to US: 'You cannot have a cake and eat it at the same time' Iran's deputy foreign minister said that the US cannot ask for a ceasefire while its "ally just starts a massacre", referring to Israel's attacks on Lebanon that has left over 250 people killed on Wednesday. In an interview with Today programme's interview with Saeed Khatibzadeh, the minister indicated that Tehran conveyed these remarks in a message to the Oval Office. "You cannot have a cake and eat it at the same time," he said.