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Iran Asks UN Chief to Push Back Against US Sanctions on Foreign Minister

Reuters

   UNITED NATIONS - Iran asked U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on
   Tuesday to push back against the United States after it imposed
   sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, describing
   the move as a "dangerous precedent."

   In a letter to Guterres, Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi
   accused the United States of a "brazen violation of the fundamental
   principles of international law" and urged the international community
   to condemn the U.S. behavior.

   "Coercing nations into complying with the United States' illegal
   demands threatens multilateralism, as the foundation of international
   relations, and sets a dangerous precedent, paving the way for those who
   aspire to rather divide, not unite, nations," he wrote.

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