Speaker:

US' Anti-Iran Sanctions Illegal, Unjust

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out at the reinstatement of the US unilateral sanctions against Iran, describing the embargoes as "unjust" and against the international law.

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Date: 07 November 2018 - 18:12

The top lawmaker made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing an event organized to commemorate the martyrs of the Iranian police force.

Hailing Iran's independent status in the region and the world, Larijani said, “Some countries today have money, oil, and gas, but they are controlled by the United States and the Zionist regime.”

Larijani noted that while the enemies of Iran are putting utmost pressure on the country, they covertly feel respect for the Iranian nation.

He condemned the United States’ withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal and its call for a new deal, reassuring that Iranian missiles protect the country against the enemies’ bullying policies.

He stressed that the US sanctions against the Iranian nation are unjust and run counter to the international law.

Larijani then referred to the US claim that it could cut Iran's oil sales to zero by November, and asserted, "The enemies ultimately failed to achieve their objectives, even though they managed to deliver a blow to Iran."

The Iranian parliament speaker said the sanctions can be seen as an opportunity for Iranian economy, stressing that if Iran can focus on its domestic capabilities and developing its "resistance economy", the enemies would not seek to impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic again.

Iranian officials have in many cases reassured that the vow to cut Iran's oil revenues to zero is a wild dream never to come true. Both the Iranian government and parliament have taken preparatory measures to minimize the negative effects to the lowest degree.

Last Sunday, Iran's new Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand downplayed the US November-4 sanctions against Tehran, stressing that his country has planned proper and effective measures to confront them.

In a related front on the same day, Jahangiri also assured the nation that the US November-4 sanctions would not leave any tangible impacts on the country, playing down Washington's attempts to stop Iran's oil exports.

"The government declares honorably that the US will not be able to stop Iran's oil sale," Jahangiri said, addressing a forum in Tehran on Sunday.

"The Iranian nation should know that nothing will happen with the second stage of the (US) sanctions; they (the Americans) did whatever they could in the past few months and we have adopted the necessary measures (to confront them)," he added.

Jahangiri addressed the US officials, saying that the only way before them is interaction and talks without any bullying.

Also, last Tuesday, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh had played down US President Donald Trump's attempts to zero down Iran's crude exports, warning that his threats would only inflame the market.

"Sustainable and stable supply of the crude needed by customers is a feature of Iran and no country has the capacity to replace Iran's crude in the high-demanding global oil market," Zanganeh said.

He stressed that Iran's crude exports may not be stopped, adding, "Inflammation of the global oil market will continue until oil sanctions against Iran will be removed."

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif touched upon the issue before participating in a trilateral meeting with his Turkish and Azeri counterparts in Istanbul.

He downplayed the impacts of the US November-4 sanctions against his country, stressing that Washington's economic and political agenda against Tehran is doomed to failure.

"Nothing new is likely to happen on November 4 when the second phase of the (US) sanctions comes into effect," Zarif told reporters.

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