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Iran denounces 'hostile' US sanctions
Tehran (AFP) Oct 25, 2007 Iran's foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the sanctions imposed by the United States on its military and three banks, calling them contrary to international law. "The hostile American policies towards the respectable people of Iran and the country's legal institutions are contrary to international law, without value and -- as in the past -- doomed to failure," the ministry's spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini was quoted by state media as saying. Earlier on Thursday Washington ratcheted up tensions over Iran's nuclear drive and alleged backing for terrorism with a raft of new sanctions targeting both the military and banks. "We're taking additional actions to defend our interests and our citizens, and to help our friends to secure their countries," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. The sanctions target the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was accused of proliferating weapons of mass destruction, and the IRGC's elite Quds Force, which was designated by the United States as a supporter of terrorism. Hosseini slammed the US charges as ridiculous. "Such a decision by a state that both manufactures and develops weapons of mass destruction and supports terrorist groups will not disturb the development and progress of Iran and its legitimate institutions," he said. "The ridiculous accusations by American officials cannot save them from the Iraqi crisis that they have themselves created." Earlier a top MP called the US sanctions a "strategic mistake" that will increase distrust between the two countries. "The United States has committed a strategic mistake by blacklisting the Revolutionary Guards," Kazem Jalali, spokesman for parliament's foreign affairs and security commission, told AFP. "The Revolutionary Guards is an official force in Iran and it is clear that labelling them terrorists is interfering in the domestic affairs of a sovereign nation. "If things are seen this way then most of the US forces who are doing operations in different parts of the world and hurting innocent people are terrorists," Jalali added. "This will make the wall of distrust between Iran and the United States higher every day and will close down dialogue." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
US on Iran collision course with new sanctions
Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2007The latest US sanctions on Iran risk being toothless without cooperation from reluctant partners, and may only encourage hardliners in Tehran to stay on the nuclear path, analysts argued. |
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