Mehmanparsat Responds to U.S. Sanctions against Iran: “You Are Angry and Making Mistakes”
Published in Al Quds
(Palestine) on 24 November 2011
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(Palestine) on 24 November 2011
by (link to original)
Translated from
by Jodi Rider.
Edited by Gillian Palmer.
The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ramin Mehmanparsat, said today [Nov. 24] that "the Americans are angry and making mistakes," in response to the latest American sanctions against Iranian banks.
Mehmanparsat added in a statement made to the official Iranian news agency that, "American sanctions against Iran and American accusations against Iran with regard to the attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador are reprehensible political behavior; this bad behavior in America's foreign policy is caused by existing dissatisfaction as a result of the defeats that the U.S. administration has experienced in the Middle East."
He pointed to American accusations against Iran regarding its involvement in money laundering, saying, "Various international economic organizations are aware of Iran's active measures to combat money laundering."
Mehmanparsat said, "Iranian economists have participated in meetings and conventions that had to do with combating money laundering and have presented research and cooperated on this issue." He stressed that "Iran's name is not included on the list of countries accused of money laundering."
And the Iranian official stated: "The Americans are angry because their interests have been curbed and they will have to leave the region, and they believe that the Islamic awakening crystallized expressly to protest against America's support for dictators."
He said, "The Americans regard the Islamic Revolution in Iran as the basis for the developments that are transpiring in the region; they believe that the influence of the Iranian people's resistance against U.S. and Western countries' aggression has become an example to be emulated by the people of the region."
Mehmanparsat said that "the United States regards people's efforts to obtain independence as a defeat for itself and a victory for the Islamic Republic [Iran]."
Mehmanparsat described American accusations against Iran regarding the attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, the accusation of money laundering and the pressure on Iran regarding its nuclear program as "attempts to pressure the Iranian people" and said that "the pressure has no logical basis."
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed out "America's mistakes toward Iran" and said, "The Americans assume that they, by accusing Iran of money laundering, can put pressure on Iran's financial system, but they are mistaken."
Mehmanparsat stated, "The Americans believe they are able to put pressure on Iranian banks by imposing unilateral sanctions and raising accusations against Iran, and that the Iranian people will become tired, capitulate and give up on economic development and achieving prosperity."
He emphasized that "any accusation directed against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its people will be answered politically and in a lawful manner."
Mehmanparsat added in a statement made to the official Iranian news agency that, "American sanctions against Iran and American accusations against Iran with regard to the attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador are reprehensible political behavior; this bad behavior in America's foreign policy is caused by existing dissatisfaction as a result of the defeats that the U.S. administration has experienced in the Middle East."
He pointed to American accusations against Iran regarding its involvement in money laundering, saying, "Various international economic organizations are aware of Iran's active measures to combat money laundering."
Mehmanparsat said, "Iranian economists have participated in meetings and conventions that had to do with combating money laundering and have presented research and cooperated on this issue." He stressed that "Iran's name is not included on the list of countries accused of money laundering."
And the Iranian official stated: "The Americans are angry because their interests have been curbed and they will have to leave the region, and they believe that the Islamic awakening crystallized expressly to protest against America's support for dictators."
He said, "The Americans regard the Islamic Revolution in Iran as the basis for the developments that are transpiring in the region; they believe that the influence of the Iranian people's resistance against U.S. and Western countries' aggression has become an example to be emulated by the people of the region."
Mehmanparsat said that "the United States regards people's efforts to obtain independence as a defeat for itself and a victory for the Islamic Republic [Iran]."
Mehmanparsat described American accusations against Iran regarding the attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, the accusation of money laundering and the pressure on Iran regarding its nuclear program as "attempts to pressure the Iranian people" and said that "the pressure has no logical basis."
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed out "America's mistakes toward Iran" and said, "The Americans assume that they, by accusing Iran of money laundering, can put pressure on Iran's financial system, but they are mistaken."
Mehmanparsat stated, "The Americans believe they are able to put pressure on Iranian banks by imposing unilateral sanctions and raising accusations against Iran, and that the Iranian people will become tired, capitulate and give up on economic development and achieving prosperity."
He emphasized that "any accusation directed against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its people will be answered politically and in a lawful manner."
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