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Iran condemns new US sanctions against China, Russia

<span style="color: #222222;">Iran's Foreign Ministry today condemned new United States sanctions against China and Russia, saying they endanger international trade security.<br />'' <br />'' In an official statement, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said, the actions of US President Donald Trump's economic terrorism team have gone against international trade security.<br />'' <br />'' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the actions against Chinese entities were in response to violations of unilateral US sanctions over buying Iranian oil.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Mousavi also slammed US sanctions against Russian entities allegedly involved in Syria and called on the world to stand up against US bullying.<br />'' <br />'' The US Treasury yesterday announced that three individuals, five shipping vessels and a Moscow-based front company were sanctioned over an operation to move money and fuel to Russian forces supporting the Government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.<br />'' <br />'' Iran and Russia had supported Assad during Syria's eight-year conflict.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Tehran and Washington have been at loggerheads since May last year when Trump abandoned the nuclear accord and subsequently began reimposing sanctions on Iran in a stated campaign of maximum pressure. </span>

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