Iran calls on US to stop its addiction to sanctionsA picture provided by the Iranian presidency on September 4, 2021 shows President Ebrahim Raisi during a TV interviewTEHRAN - Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same "dead end" policies as Donald Trump. "Washington must understand that it has no other choice but to abandon its addiction to sanctions and show respect, both in its statements and in its behaviour, towards Iran," Khatibzadeh said in a press release. The multilateral deal offered Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear programme. And on Tuesday, Iran's new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian suggested that the Vienna talks would not resume for two or three months. On Friday, the US Treasury announced sanctions against "four Iranian intelligence operatives" it said were involved in a campaign against Iranian dissidents abroad.

Source: Bangkok Post September 04, 2021 19:52 UTC