Iran President Calls US Sanctions an ‘Invasion’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Western sanctions an “invasion” Saturday after Washington imposed new penalties over the country’s contested nuclear program, though he promised negotiations with world powers would go on.
The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on more than 25 businesses, banks and individuals it said it suspected of working to expand Iran’s nuclear program, supporting terrorism and helping the Islamic Republic evade U.S. and international sanctions. The sanctions bar Americans from engaging in transactions with any of the designated parties, freeze their assets and block their property under U.S. jurisdiction.
Speaking to officials Saturday, Rouhani criticized the sanctions.
“Sanctions are an invasion of the Iranian nation. We should resist the invasion and put the invaders in their place,” Rouhani said in remarks broadcast by state TV. “We should not allow the continuation and repetition of the invasion.”
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