Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Iran on July 8 strongly condemned the United States’ decision to revoke the temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales, describing the move as a “clear violation” of Article 10 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 18 and holding Washington responsible for the consequences of the decision.
In an official statement, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the US Treasury’s move to lift the temporary suspension of the embargo on Iranian oil sales, which is a gross violation of Article 10 of the Memorandum of Understanding to End the War and holds the US government responsible for the consequences of this breach of promise.”
The Ministry said the US decision, announced less than 20 days after the signing of the agreement, reflected what it described as Washington’s “malicious intentions, instability, and unreliability.”
It further alleged that the United States had repeatedly violated various provisions of the memorandum, either directly or “through the actions of the Zionist regime against Lebanon.”
According to the Ministry, Iran had made sincere efforts to implement its commitments under the agreement ever since the Memorandum of Understanding was signed and had acted in good faith while fulfilling its obligations.
“Since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding… the Islamic Republic of Iran has tried in good faith and using all its capabilities to fulfil its obligations,” the statement said….
