Talking to CNN, He said: “I believe there is a disease in the United States and that is the addiction to sanctions.
“Even during the Obama administration the United States put more emphasis on keeping the sanctions it had not lifted rather than implementing its obligation on the sanctions it lifted.”
The US reimposed sanctions against Iran earlier this month amid heightened tensions between the two countries, after President Trump announced the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal in May.
The first wave of sanctions curbed Iran’s purchase of US dollars, its trading of metals, and its coal, industrial software and automotive industries.
In an hour-long interview, Mr Zarif said the deal could still be honoured between the countries despite the recent rhetoric from President Trump.
In a tweet, Trump said the deal was a “horrible one-sided deal that should never, ever been made”.
Mr Zarif still believes there are ways to achieve a healthy and peaceful relationship with Iran, but warned that President Trump is not co-operating fully.
He said: “We felt that the United States had learned that at least as far as Iran is concerned, sanctions do produce economic hardship but do not produce the political outcomes that they intended them to produce.
“I thought that the Americans had learnt that lesson. Unfortunately, I was wrong.”
Mr Zarif did not commit to Iran signing a new nuclear deal with the US and said the possibility of a new deal is dependent on President Trump and whether he can prove he is a “reliable partner”.
The Iranian Foreign Minister also believes a meeting between President Trump and President Rouhani would not be effective at the current time.
President Rouhani has equally previously stated that Iran “always welcomed negotiations”, but warned that the US would need to halt sanctions before future negotiations could take place.
He said: “Negotiations with sanctions doesn’t make sense.
“They are imposing sanctions on Iranian children, patients and the nation.
“If you’re an enemy and you stab the other person with a knife and then you say you want negotiations, then the first thing you have to do is remove the knife.”
The diplomatic row is not likely to end in the near future, as President Trump intends to implement a second wave of sanctions in November, which are set to target Iran’s oil and energy industries.
Oil production is a significant part of the Iranian economy, accounting for one fifth of GDP.