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Iran must reciprocate to U.S. sanctions, MPs say
TEHRAN, Oct. 6 (MNA) -- The Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee issued a statement on Tuesday asking the administration to take reciprocal action over the U.S. sanctions recently imposed on senior Iranian officials.
The U.S. administration issued an order on September 29 imposing travel and financial restrictions on eight senior Iranian officials, accusing them of human rights abuses during the post-election unrest in Iran in 2009. The order also freezes any assets held by the individuals in the United States.
The United States’ decision to impose sanctions on Iranian officials is a violation of international law, and the Iranian parliament views the move as an anti-Iran measure, the MPs’ statement said.
The recent U.S. sanctions come at a time when the United States’ aggressive policies have created appalling circumstances in the Middle East region, a fact that has made the Muslim world aware of the U.S. intention to cause crises in the region, it added.
The history of the Islamic Revolution’s resistance in the face of external plots shows that any action against the Iranian government or Iranian officials will only unite the Iranian people, the statement noted.
The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee asks the administration, and especially the Foreign Ministry, to take reciprocal action in response to the U.S. move based on the United Nations Charter and the Iranian parliament’s ratifications, the MPs wrote.
The United States imposed financial and travel restrictions on Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, IRGC Brigadier General Hossein Taeb, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Welfare and Social Security Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, Deputy National Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan, former Tehran prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi, and National Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, who is also the spokesman of the Judiciary.
The U.S. administration issued an order on September 29 imposing travel and financial restrictions on eight senior Iranian officials, accusing them of human rights abuses during the post-election unrest in Iran in 2009. The order also freezes any assets held by the individuals in the United States.
The United States’ decision to impose sanctions on Iranian officials is a violation of international law, and the Iranian parliament views the move as an anti-Iran measure, the MPs’ statement said.
The recent U.S. sanctions come at a time when the United States’ aggressive policies have created appalling circumstances in the Middle East region, a fact that has made the Muslim world aware of the U.S. intention to cause crises in the region, it added.
The history of the Islamic Revolution’s resistance in the face of external plots shows that any action against the Iranian government or Iranian officials will only unite the Iranian people, the statement noted.
The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee asks the administration, and especially the Foreign Ministry, to take reciprocal action in response to the U.S. move based on the United Nations Charter and the Iranian parliament’s ratifications, the MPs wrote.
The United States imposed financial and travel restrictions on Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, IRGC Brigadier General Hossein Taeb, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Welfare and Social Security Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, Deputy National Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan, former Tehran prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi, and National Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, who is also the spokesman of the Judiciary.
