Iran denounces new U.S. sanctions bill
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday denounced as "failed" the recent U.S. Senate move to advance a bill to impose new sanctions on Iran mainly over its missile program.
"The policy of (imposing anti-Iran) sanctions is largely worn-out and failed and could not meet any (of U.S.) demands," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.
The U.S. new move to impose sanctions on Iran is a futile attempt, he said, adding that the U.S. officials are better to learn from the past experiences of failure and not to go about Iran the wrong way.
On Monday, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the sanction move as a testimony of U.S. officials' shortsightedness.
Such behavior demonstrates the wrong policy that the U.S. government has adopted toward Iran, particularly following the recent presidential election in the Islamic Republic, Zarif added.
On June 7, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran. The legislation under consideration mandates the imposition of sanctions on ballistic missile program, its alleged human rights violation and claims of support for terrorist organizations.
To become law, the measure would have to pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and be signed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Source: xinhuanet.com