Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson condemned new United States economic sanctions as unlawful.He stated these sanctions represent an extraterritorial assertion of sovereignty over UN members.Secondary sanctions lack foundation in international law and violate sovereign equality principles.Economic coercion aimed at altering policy choices constitutes an internationally wrongful act.Such actions erode state sovereignty and risk a return to colonialism.

According to the statement, Washington's new restrictions against Tehran represent "a continuation of a failed US policy, the repetition of which will lead only to another failure"

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has described the new and sweeping package of sanctions imposed by the US administration on Iran as “economic terrorism and a crime against humanity”. In a…