MOSCOW, Sept 20, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The Russian foreign ministry on Sunday
condemned the unilateral declaration by the United States that UN sanctions
on Iran are back in force as “illegitimate” and “unacceptable”.
“The illegitimate initiatives and actions of the United States by
definition cannot have international legal consequences for other countries,”
the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Russia, a key ally of Iran, accused Washington of putting on a “theatrical
performance” and insisted that the US statements “do not correspond to
reality.”
It accused the US of “trying to force everyone to wear virtual reality
goggles” and accept its version of events, adding: “The world is not an
American computer game.”
Washington’s defiance has dealt a “serious blow to the authority of the UN
Security Council” and showed “open contempt for its decisions and for
international law as a whole,” the ministry said.
“This is unacceptable, and not only for us, but for other members of the
Security Council too.”
Russia said it “fully supports” the position of the majority of Security
Council members that the US moves are “legally and procedurally null and
void.”
Russia said that efforts to ensure the fulfilment of the 2015 nuclear
accord would be continued.
“The US should not exacerbate the situation but immediately renounce its
course to destroy the JCPOA (2015 nuclear deal),” Moscow said.