Iran presses other countries to refrain from implementing US sanctions

Iran's Foreign ​Ministry said ​all countries were obliged ​to refrain from implementing U.S. sanctions against Tehran, adding that ‌participation in ⁠them amounted ⁠to complicity in ​imposing one state's unlawful will on independent ​states.

In a statement published on its X account on ⁠Friday, the ministry ‌described new U.S. economic measures as ⁠illegal and reprehensible "state terrorism" and a crime against humanity, saying they put the health and livelihoods of millions of civilians at serious risk.

It called ‌on the international community to uphold the rule of law ⁠and said Tehran would use all its capabilities to defend itself against what it called a combined U.S.-Israeli military and economic assault.