US Sanctions Threat: Behind Iran's Fresh Rallying Cry Against 'Same Bull'
Iran says the sanctions threaten global commerce as only four commodity ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, ship-tracking data showed.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a "most crushing economic operation" against Iran, prompting Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei to condemn it Saturday as an "assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty" against United Nations member states.
- Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has virtually ceased as the United States Navy maintains a blockade against Iranian ports, with only four commodity ships observed transiting the waterway on Thursday.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed Thursday to create "the greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world" to "collapse" the Islamic Republic's economy, negating need for major military operations.
- Baghaei argued Saturday the sanctions violate the "principle of sovereign equality enshrined in Article 2 of the UN Charter," describing them as a "recipe for an abysmal return to full-scale classic colonialism."
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the measures "bound to fail," while Tehran seeks to rally international opinion against the United States' sanctions strategy to foster global opposition.
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US Sanctions Threat: Behind Iran's Fresh Rallying Cry Against 'Same Bull'
Iran is trying to rally international opinion against what it sees as the perceived discriminatory tariffs and sanctions regime, backed to the hilt by the Trump administration, as a tool to spur a rallying cry against US actions globally. Tehran hopes that such a step would, in effect, put the US administration in an isolated position globally.
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Times of India'Abysmal return to full-scale classic colonialism...': Iran slams latest slew of US sanctions
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson condemned new United States economic sanctions as unlawful.He stated these sanctions represent an extraterritorial assertion of sovereignty over UN members.Secondary sanctions lack foundation in international law and violate sovereign equality principles.Economic coercion aimed at altering policy choices constitutes an internationally wrongful act.Such actions erode state sovereignty and risk a return to colonialism.
Abysmal return to full-scale classic colonialism...: Iran slams latest slew of US sanctions - The Tribune
Iran on Saturday slammed the latest economic sanctions announced by the United States, calling them arbitrary and saying they have no basis in international law and violate the principle of sovereign equality enshrined in the UN Charter.
Tehran: Tehran has reacted strongly to the United States for announcing new sanctions targeting Iran. Iran's foreign ministry said the US action is not just a problem for Iran, but threatens the sovereignty of all independent countries.
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