U.S. anti-Iran sanctions "crime against humanity": Iranian official

2021-06-12 09:35:51 GMT2021-06-12 17:35:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

TEHRAN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Keeping U.S. sanctions against Iran is a "crime" against humanity, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Saturday.

The United States continues to impose sanctions on 82 million Iranians, said Araqchi who represents Iran in the ongoing negotiations with world powers in the Austrian capital of Vienna, which are believed to try to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.

"Economic terrorism, in the midst of coronavirus, is a crime against humanity," he stressed. Enditem

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