Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns new US sanctions against Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has strongly condemned the imposition of new sanctions by the US against a group of Iranian individuals entities and vessels related to Irans oil and energy sector.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has strongly condemned the imposition of new sanctions by the US against a group of Iranian individuals, entities, and vessels related to Iran's oil and energy sector.

Baqaei described the imposition of these unlawful and oppressive sanctions as clear evidence of the hostility of US decision-makers toward the Iranian people. Referring to the recent military aggression by the US and the Zionist regime against Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty, he stressed that the Iranian people, fully aware of the ill intentions of the aggressor-sanctioning parties, whose goal is nothing but weakening Iran and violating the fundamental rights of every Iranian, will stand firm with all their strength to safeguard their dignity and national interests.

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson further stressed that Washington’s addiction to unilateralist behavior and its reliance on illegal and coercive tools to pursue illegitimate objectives at the international level, as well as its flagrant disregard for the rule of law and human rights, has made a mockery of the fundamental principles of international law, including respect for state sovereignty and the freedom of interstate trade, putting the world at unprecedented risk.

Baqaei described the new US sanctions against Iran’s oil trade as a malicious act aimed at damaging Iran's economic development and the well-being of its people. He said these unilateral and illegal sanctions are criminal in nature, violate the fundamental principles and norms of international law and human rights, and constitute a crime against humanity. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the US government must be held accountable for the gross human rights violations resulting from these unlawful sanctions.

He then spoke about the crimes committed by the US against the Iranian people over the past seven decades, whether through coups and sabotage or through sanctions, economic terrorism, and war. Baqaei underscored that sanctions and threats will not undermine the determination of the great Iranian nation to pursue its lofty goals in safeguarding national sovereignty and rebuilding their homeland.