Iran slams Western powers for new sanctions over alleged missile exports to Russia-Xinhua

Iran slams Western powers for new sanctions over alleged missile exports to Russia

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-09-12 03:06:30

TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday condemned the United States, France, Britain, and Germany for imposing new sanctions on Tehran over alleged drone and missile sales to Russia.

Araghchi's remarks came in a post on social media platform X, one day after the British, French, and German foreign ministers issued a statement denouncing Iran's alleged missile exports to Russia in its war against Ukraine. The statement also announced plans to cancel bilateral air services agreements with Tehran and impose sanctions on Iran's national carrier, Iran Air.

The U.S. also imposed new sanctions on Tuesday on various individuals and entities in Iran and Russia, including Iran Air, over alleged sales of drones and missiles to Russia.

Araghchi criticized the sanctions as based on "faulty intelligence and flawed logic," asserting, "Iran has not delivered ballistic missiles to Russia. Period."

He further described those imposing sanctions as "sanction addicts," adding that "sanctions are not a solution, but part of the problem."