Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei said on the 22nd that US claims of new economic sanctions against Iran are without basis in international law, violate the UN Charter principle of sovereign equality and constitute unlawful economic coercion aimed at forcing a sovereign state to change its lawful policy choices.

2026-08-22

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei said on the 22nd that US claims of new economic sanctions against Iran are without basis in international law, violate the UN Charter principle of sovereign equality and constitute unlawful economic coercion aimed at forcing a sovereign state to change its lawful policy choices.