Iran blasts ‘illegal and unjustified’ US sanctions in wake of missile attack on Israel

A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows an oil facility on Iran's Kharg Island production hub. (Atta Kenare/ AFP)
A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows an oil facility on Iran's Kharg Island production hub. (Atta Kenare/ AFP)

Iran condemns what it calls an “illegal and unjustified” expansion of US sanctions targeting its oil industry following Tehran’s missile attack on Israel earlier this month.

In a statement, foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei defends Iran’s attack on Israel and “strongly condemned” the sanctions, saying they were “illegal and unjustified.”

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