Iran Condemns US Economic War as 'Attack on National Sovereignty Worldwide'

The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced on the 25th (local time) that the ongoing US economic war against Iran goes beyond just targeting Tehran, constituting an attack on the sovereignty of all nations worldwide and a violation of the right to self-determination.

According to Iran's state-run IRIB broadcaster, the ministry issued the criticism through a spokesperson's statement, targeting Washington's declaration that "the day of economic reckoning for Iran has arrived."

Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized, "Those who blindly follow these illegal US measures may dismiss them as inconsequential, but this is a matter of utmost gravity."

Comparing the United States to a "predator," Baghaei argued, "When a hegemonic power forces every bank, economic entity, port, airport, and government around the globe to choose between 'submitting to US whims or facing US retaliation,' this issue is no longer confined to Iran alone."

Baghaei condemned the US behavior, stating that it directly threatens the most fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter, namely the respect for the sovereign equality of nations and the right to self-determination.

He also raised his voice, declaring, "Any government that values its national sovereignty and interests would never tolerate the normalization of such blatant and organized illegal acts and bullying."

Referring to Canada, which is currently at odds with the US, Baghaei noted, "Canada is also one of the countries slowly and bitterly beginning to realize the reality of US high-handedness perpetrated under the guise of negotiations."

Previously, the US administration under Donald Trump announced new anti-Iran sanctions the day before, imposing secondary sanctions on other countries that engage in specific goods trading with Iran.

The core of the sanctions, which US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent termed an "economic bullying campaign," involves imposing "secondary sanctions" on third countries engaging in transactions with Iran related to digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and maritime shipping.

Secondary sanctions refer to measures such as tariffs imposed on third countries that trade with a designated sanctioned target, also known as third-party sanctions.

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