Iran today condemned new sanctions adopted by the US Senate and vowed to respond with reciprocal and adequate measures.<br/>'<br/>ISNA news agency quoting Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said Tehran will take reciprocal and adequate measures to guarantee its national interests. <br/><br/>The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed tough sanctions on Iran for its alleged "continued support of terrorism" and the bill has been sent to the House of Representatives for approval.The new restrictions impose mandatory sanctions on people involved with the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme and those that transact with them.<br/>'<br/>It also applies terrorism-related sanctions to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and re-enforces aspects of the arms embargo on Iran.<br/><br/>'''''<br/>
News On AIR | June 17, 2017 1:06 AM
Iran vows to take adequate measures against new US sanctions