{"id":35049,"date":"2017-07-20T14:51:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=35049"},"modified":"2017-07-20T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:51:06","slug":"iran-threatens-response-to-new-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=35049","title":{"rendered":"Iran threatens response to new US sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rouhani6\"International desk: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday that Tehran would \u201crespond appropriately\u201d to new US sanctions but that Iran remained committed to its nuclear deal with world powers, reports AFP from Tehran.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran will always stick to its international commitments,\u201d Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

But if the US wants \u201cto press forward with new sanctions under any pretext… the great nation of Iran will respond appropriately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not forgive violations by the Americans and we will stand against them.\u201d<\/p>\n

His comments came a day after the US and Iran traded tit-for-tat sanctions over the Islamic republic\u2019s ballistic missile programme.<\/p>\n

The State Department slapped sanctions on 18 individuals and entities in Iran, hours after the White House admitted Tehran was sticking to the 2015 agreement.<\/p>\n

Iran hit back with its own sanctions against \u201cAmerican people and entities that have acted against the Iranian people and other Muslim peoples of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rouhani on Wednesday accused Washington of \u201cduplicity\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn one hand they send official reports to Congress verifying that Iran has been completely loyal to the nuclear deal,\u201d Rouhani said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

International desk: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday that Tehran would \u201crespond appropriately\u201d to new US sanctions but that Iran remained committed to its nuclear deal with world powers, reports AFP from Tehran. \u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran will always stick to its international commitments,\u201d Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting. But if the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n