Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States has admitted that Resolution 2231 does not prohibit Iran’s deterrent capabilities. In a tweet on Tuesday, Zarif wrote, “Making a mockery of the UNSC won’t obscure failure to fulfill obligations & to hold the US to account over non-compliance.” Then, ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened on Tuesday that no country in the Persian Gulf would be able to export oil, if the US blocked Iranian oil exports. “The United States should know that we are selling oil and we will sell our oil and it cannot block Iran’s oil export,” ...