The official reaction to President Donald Trump's signature on the new sanctions voted by the US Congress against Iran, Russia and North Korea. The measures taken by Congress concern the Guardians of the Revolution, the ballistic weapons program, the human rights situation in the country, and support for groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah. Iran in turn adopts no less than 16 sanctions.
Tehran (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The agreement on Iran's nuclear program signed between Tehran and the 5 + 1 Group (United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, France and Germany) has been "violated" by the United States. This is the official Iranian reaction to US President Donald Trump's signing of new sanctions voted by the US Congress against Iran, Russia and North Korea. "We believe the agreement was violated with the imposition of these new sanctions by the US and we will react accordingly", attacked the deputy foreign minister of Tehran, Abbas Araghchi. Without going into details, the vice minister said that in the light of US decisions his country has adopted no less than 16 sanctions.
The measures taken by Trump and wanted by the Congress concern t Guardians of the Revolution, the ballistic weapons program, the human rights situation in the country, and support for groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah considered terrorists by Washington.
The United States, unlike Iran, does not adhere to the nuclear-related obligations, said Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (see photo). In an interview with CNN, he pointed out that the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) has stated seven times that Iran has met its obligations "unfortunately," he added, "We can not say the same for the United States".
The reference is to the fact that Trump would take advantage of his visit to Hamburg on the occasion of the G20 to persuade leaders of other countries to have nothing to do with Iran. Zarif added that the agreement "does not prevent Iran from developing a civil nuclear program".