Tehran has
denounced the new sanctions imposed by the US and said it would in
response impose legal restrictions on American individuals and
entities helping "regional terrorist groups", a Foreign
Ministry statement read as quoted by TV
"The
new sanctions ... are not compatible with America's commitments and
resolution 2231 of the U.N. Security Council that endorsed the
nuclear deal reached between Iran and six powers," the
Iranian Foreign Ministry statement said late on Friday.
"In
retaliation for the U.S. sanctions, Iran will impose legal
restrictions on some American individuals and entities that were
involved in helping and founding regional terrorist groups,"
it said.
On Friday,
the US Treasury Department blacklisted 13 individuals and a dozen
businesses as part of the sanctions. The majority of the individuals
in question are from Iran, as well as three Chinese nationals and two
Arabs.
“Iran’s
continued support for terrorism and development of its ballistic
missile program poses a threat to the region, to our partners
worldwide, and to the United States,” John E. Smith, acting
director of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets
Control, said.
He added
that in countering what he called “Iranian malign activity,”
Washington will not hesitate to put more pressure and restrictions
“to address this behavior.”
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