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Reuters David Mdzinarishvili
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the US embargo on Iran “hurt US companies in the first place.”
“The US embargo has done the most damage to US businesses,” Zarif wrote on Twitter, addressing the US Secretary of State.
He said: “Oh, Mike Pompeo! Your restrictions have, in fact, imposed sanctions on American companies outside the Iranian market with their unique human and natural resources.”
Zarif added: “Its severe failure pressure policy (referring to the maximum pressure policy of the US administration) canceled the Boeing Company’s contract to sell 88 civil aircraft, which cost not only Iranian lives, but also jobs. Americans “.
.@SecPompeo Its own restrictions actually sanctioned American companies out of the Iranian market with its unmatched natural and human resources.
And your illicit #MaximumFailure The policy canceled Boeing’s contract for 88 civil aircraft, which cost Iranian lives, but also American jobs.
– Javad Zarif (@JZarif) December 17, 2020
Recent US sanctions freeze the assets and interests of those on the blacklist and their affiliated institutions by at least 50% in the US and prevent US citizens from transacting with it.
And the US Department of the Treasury has threatened to punish any foreign financial institution that does business with companies included in the sanctions list imposed on Tehran.
Source: “Fars News”
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