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UN court ruling on US sanctions shows Tehran is ‘right’: Iran
TEHRAN, Oct 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tehran welcomed on Wednesday a ruling by
the UN’s top court ordering Washington to suspend sanctions on humanitarian
goods, as a “clear sign” that “Iran is in the right”.
The ruling by the International Court of Justice “once again shows that
the US government… is day by day becoming more isolated,” the foreign
ministry said in a statement.
The US “must…change into a responsible and normal country in the
international community.”
The ministry said the crippling sanctions reimposed by Washington after it
abandoned the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between major powers and Tehran were
“illegal”.
As a result of the court’s finding, “world public opinion and all
independent countries will, with peace of mind, strive… to keep and carry
out the JCPOA,” it added, using the official acronym for the agreement.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the court ruling “another
failure for sanctions-addicted US government and victory for rule of law”.
“Imperative for int’l community to collectively counter malign US
unilateralism,” he added in a tweet.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1823 hrs