19 Mar 2024
Wednesday 26 June 2019 - 20:52
Story Code : 352756

Tehran says fresh US sanctions block path to diplomacy

Al-Monitor - "The White House is suffering from mental disability," said enraged Iranian PresidentHassan RouhaniJune 25in response tonewUS sanctionstargetingthe Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other senior Iranian officials.


The punitive measures were approved by PresidentDonald Trumpas "a strong and proportionate response" to what he called "Irans increasingly provocative actions."Last week, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)shot down a US droneover the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, saying the surveillance aircraft had violated its airspace, while Washington insisted theGlobal Hawk drone was simply flying within international borders.


In a defiant gesture against Trump's move,Rouhani praisedIran's missile capabilities, expressing his gratitude to the IRGC for downing the sophisticated drone. He also noted that the latest US sanctions contradictTrump's repeatedpushesfor negotiations. "By banning Iran's foreign minister, you once more proved that your claims about dialog are but a lie," Rouhani said, referring to US government plans that will further include in the same sanctions measures to targetForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif later this week.


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