Iran on Friday condemned new US sanctions targeting its designated ambassador to Lebanon, as well as several Lebanese political, military and security officials.
In a statement, Iran’s foreign ministry denounced the US Treasury Department’s sanctions on its designated envoy, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, as “illegal and unjustified.”
The ministry described the move as “another example of the lawlessness and disregard of the US ruling establishment for fundamental principles of international law and the United Nations Charter, especially the principle of respect for the national sovereignty of states.”
Iran also condemned US sanctions imposed on several lawmakers from Hezbollah in the Lebanese parliament, officials from the Amal Movement, and several Lebanese military and security officials.
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on nine individuals it said enabled Hezbollah to “undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty” and designated them “for obstructing the peace process in Lebanon and impeding the disarmament” of the group.
