Iran condemned new U.S. sanctions on Friday as state terrorism and urged other countries not to implement them, while mediators worked to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Treasury also announced additional Iran-related measures. Iran and other actors said the strait remains the main obstacle to a peace deal, as shipping through it stays far below normal.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters-Yonhap
DUBAI — Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" and said other countries were legally obliged not to implement them, while the U.S. Treasury Department announced additional targeted Iran-related measures.
The Iranian foreign ministry's statement came as mediators stepped up efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which handled 20 percent of world oil supplies before the war began six months ago and whose status remains the biggest obstacle to a peace deal. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday warned countries to cut their business ties with Iran or face secondary sanctions as part of what it billed as an "economic D-Day," though the Treasury Department stopped short of actually imposing penalties.
