Iranian VP Underlines Extensive Plans to Bypass US Sanctions

Sattari made the remarks in the Central province of Kerman on Monday.

He stressed the need for the reduction of Iran's dependence on oil revenues, noting that the country has increased 70% the budget for development of its science and technology parks in the new Iranian year (started on March 21).

The VP noted that the administration has develop various plans to confront sanctions, specially those pertaining to the health and treatment sector, but declined to release any further details.

In relevant remarks in March, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that US’ unilateral sanctions against Tehran amount to “crime against humanity”, and called on the Judiciary Branch of the country to file a lawsuit against American officials for imposing medicine and food bans on the Iranian nation.

“We should resist to make the United States understand that it is going the wrong direction,” Rouhani said, stressing, “The judiciary should sue US authorities and the architects of the sanctions regime for crimes against humanity.”

Also last month, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi reminded that the US unilateral sanctions against his country were the biggest case of human rights violations affecting the daily-life of his fellow nationals.

“By imposing its unilateral, illegal and trans-regional sanctions on Iran, the US administration has spared no effort to violate the human rights of Iranian individuals,” Qassemi said in a statement.

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