Iran's U.N. envoy said new sanctions were 'yet another indication that the U.S. has no respect for international law and order as well as the views of the overwhelming majority of the international
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has accused President Donald Trump and his administration of stirring up unrest in the Middle East simply to sell more arms to regional allies and to expand his own country's military presence there.
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi holds up maps of the Strait of Hormuz while speaking to the media before a meeting with other U.N. members on the escalating situation with the U.S. at the U.N. headquarters, June 24, in New York City. The Trump administration has imposed fresh sanctions on the country following last week’s shooting down by Iran of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
Noting that countries such as China and Japan rely substantially on the world's most important seaborne oil route, Trump asked on Twitter"why are we protecting the shipping lanes for other countries for zero compensation." He added."All of these countries should be protecting their own ships on what has always been....a dangerous journey. We don't even need to be there in that the U.S.
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