Alwaght-The Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned new US sanctions against the country vowing appropriate response.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Qasemi on Friday described the new sanctions passed in the US senate as in line with the intrinsic animosity of the US government toward Iran.
“The passing of new sanctions is in line with the intrinsic animosity of US toward Iran,” said Qasemi. His remarks came after the US senate approved imposition of new sanctions against Iran and Russia, on Thursday. To become law, the legislation would have to pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and be signed by President Donald Trump.
“The government of the United States of America, according to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action- JCPOA- (The nuclear agreement between the P5+1+EU and Iran) which is an international document, is under some obligations which should be met completely and with benevolence,” noted the Iranian diplomat adding that “in this field, the domestic legislation of countries is irrelevant and governments cannot reach for such regulations to evade their international responsibilities.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran, is meticulously watching and examining the articles and the text of this Act, its approval procedure in the US congress, and its eminent signing by the US president,” asserted Ghasemi, “and the committee to supervise the implementation of the JCPOA will devise the fit counter-measures to secure the national interests of Iran.”
He articulated that what has been said about Iran’s armed forces and missile capabilities in the Senate plan is completely unjustified and illegal. He asserted that Iranian armed forces will bravely defend the security and interests of their country and such measures would be the least effective upon them.
Meanhile, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs, said the US Senate’s move is “unquestionably in breach of both the spirit and the letter of the JCPOA,” referring to the July 2015 deal officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
He said the Iranian committee tasked with monitoring the accord would certainly examine the congressional move and come up with a “decent” response.
Velayati further pointed out that by imposing more sanctions against Iran, the US is trying to “cover up the repeated defeats it has suffered from Iran in Iraq and Syria.”
