TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday denounced as “unjustifiable” the reinstatement of UN sanctions over its nuclear programme and called on countries not to enforce them.
“The reactivation of annulled resolutions is not only legally baseless and unjustifiable… all countries must refrain from recognising this illegal situation,” the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.
But Israel welcomed the move, saying they were a direct response to what it called violations committed by the Islamic republic in its nuclear programme.
“This is a major development in response to Iran’s ongoing violations, especially on its military nuclear programme,” the foreign ministry said on X. “The goal is clear: prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. The world must use every tool to achieve this goal.”
IRANIAN RIAL DOWN
The Iranian rial plummeted to a record low against he US dollar on Sunday after the reinstatement of UN sanctions, according to currency-tracking websites.
On the black market, the rial was trading at around 1.12 million rials against the dollar, the Bonbast and AlanChand websites reported, about a month after it had been slightly above one million rials to the greenback.
It’s a developing story. Details to follow.