Washington D.C., June 25 -- : Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, on Monday said that Washington's decision to impose more sanctions was another indication that the United States "has no respect for international law and order."
Addressing reporters outside the UN's headquarters in New York, Ravanchi urged Washington to stop its "economic war" against Iranians, Al Jazeera reported.
On Monday, Trump announced that he is imposing new sanctions on Iran, stepping up a policy of pressuring the nation's leaders and the crippled Iranian economy in retaliation for what the United States says are recent aggressive acts by Tehran.
The President said the order would bar Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his...