Until now U.S. sanctions allowed food and medicines to be sent to Iran for humanitarian reasons, but not money.

Through an official in his office, the Israeli Prime Minister swiftly distanced himself from Lieberman's comments.

It was not clear what sparked the attack, but the two communities have clashed before over the use of land and water resources.

“They are openly encouraging the opposition to continue armed resistance instead,” the MFA statement said.

Sergey Shakaryants said Georgian opposition seeks to win heart of national minorities including Javakhk Armenians.