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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Iran: US sanctions over missile test are illegal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif says new sanctions imposed by the US against Iran over ballistic missile tests are “illegal.”
Speaking to the AP ahead of an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is expected to take part in a debate focusing on the Islamic Republic, Zarif decries what he calls the United States’ “addiction to coercion” with its new sanctions.
He also justifies Iran’s program as self-defense.
The United States on Sunday imposed sanctions against 11 individuals and entities involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program as a result of Tehran’s firing of a medium-range ballistic missile.
The new punishment came one day after the Obama administration lifted economic penalties against Iran over its nuclear program.
— AP
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