Iran Announces Counter Sanctions Against US
SputnikNews.com
03.02.2017
Iran has announced counter-sanctions against the United States, and asserted that President Donald Trump has violated the nuclear deal with his sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
On Friday, Iran announced it believes the sanctions imposed on them by the White House were “illegal,” and that in retaliation they would be imposing legal restrictions on American individuals and entities that are assisting “regional terrorist groups”, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The new sanctions… are not compatible with America’s commitments and resolution 2231 of the U.N. Security Council that endorsed the nuclear deal reached between Iran and six powers,” the statement said. “In retaliation for the U.S. sanctions, Iran will impose legal restrictions on some American individuals and entities that were involved in helping and founding regional terrorist groups.”
Following the announcement, US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn hit back, saying that the days of turning “a blind eye to Iran’s hostile and belligerent actions are over.”
“The international community has been too tolerant of Iran’s bad behavior,” Flynn said in a statement.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism and engages in and supports violent activities that destabilize the Middle East. This behavior seems continuous despite the very favorable deal given to Iran by the Obama administration,” Flynn asserted.
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