UN sanctions against Tehran illegal: UN

by **RamblerNash** Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:06 pm

UN sanctions against Tehran illegal: UN

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The United Nations sanctions against Iran are illegal, said Driss al-Jazaeri, executive director of the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva.

"These sanctions are destroying the Iranian economy and negatively affecting the lives of civilians there," the statement said.

"Re-imposing sanctions on Iran after the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Iranian deal, which was unanimously approved by the UN Security Council with the support of Washington itself, demonstrates the illegality of these actions."

The Algerian pointed out that in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, sanctions can only be imposed by a resolution of the UN Security Council "to avoid such absurd consequences."

He stressed that sanctions "should not violate human rights and must have a legal basis", in which case all these standards are lacking.

"These are unjust and harmful sanctions, destroying Iran 's economy and currency , pushing millions of people into poverty and making many imported products unavailable to them," he said.

He urged US authorities to allow the supply of agricultural products, food, medicines and medical equipment to Iran.

At the same time, the UN official welcomed the decision of other countries not to participate in this "economic bullying" against Tehran and expressed the hope that the international community would not allow the world to become an economic battleground.

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