The Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday in reaction to the new economic and trade sanctions against the Iranian people by the United States, coinciding with the anniversary of the disgraceful August 19, 1953 coup.

The statement added that such action is not only another indication of the continuation of 73 years of hostility and animosity by US policymakers toward the Iranian people, but also demonstrates the anti-human, lawless and hegemonic nature of the US ruling establishment

It further noted, “There is no doubt that US economic sanctions against Iran, which target the fundamental human rights of every Iranian citizen, constitute ‘economic terrorism’ and ‘crimes against humanity,’ and those who order and implement these sanctions deserve to be tried and punished for committing such heinous crimes.”

“These sanctions, imposed following the wars imposed by US-Israeli regimes against Iran over the past year and a half and their failure to achieve their sinister objectives of forcing the Iranian people to surrender to their illegal and anti-human ambitions, will merely add to the list of crimes committed by the United States against Iran. They will, however, undoubtedly have the slightest effect on the determination of Iranians to safeguard Iran’s independence, dignity and national sovereignty.”

“Economic sanctions and pressure are the other side of the coin of war and military aggression, and the US’s pathological addiction to these two approaches has not only placed global peace and security under an objective threat, but has also subjected human civilization to an unprecedented moral decline. Accordingly, any government that believes in the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, including the principle of respect for the national sovereignty of countries, cannot remain indifferent to the continuation of the United States’ blatant lawlessness and belligerence toward fundamental international norms.”

The statement added, “The US action in making a grand announcement of new sanctions, while constituting an explicit admission of the commission of crimes against humanity, is a continuation of a policy that has already been tested and failed. Repeating this failed policy will certainly produce nothing but a repetition of past failures and the disgrace of its designers and implementers. The US government and the architects and executors of this policy will, of course, bear responsibility for its consequences and repercussions.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while strongly condemning the US action to intensify its illegal and anti-human sanctions against the Iranian people, stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran remains steadfast and determined in defending its security and national interests and confronting US military, economic, political and psychological attacks and pressure.

“Relying on its unparalleled national capabilities and taking into account the experience of seven decades of comprehensive resistance against US policies of pressure, intervention, military aggression and state terrorism against Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran will employ all means and capabilities to repel the aggression of the US-Israeli enemy and safeguard Iran’s national interests,” the statement noted.