U.S. will not find Iran’s response to sanctions pleasant : Iranian FM official

TEHRAN,Feb.8(MNA)--The countries that impose sanctions on Iran will not find the Iranian nation’s response “pleasant”. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast made the remarks during his regular press briefing on Tuesday in reply to a question asked about the fact that U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran on Monday. According to Reuters, the executive order prevents any assets deemed to be in U.S. control, including foreign branches of U.S. banks, from being transferred, paid, exported, or withdrawn. Mehmanparast said, “The issue of sanctions pursued by Western countries and U.S. officials is not a new issue. The issue… is regarded as a hostile measure and indicates that officials of Western countries, particularly the Americans, have not yet come to know our great nation.” “If illogical pressure and inhumane methods are used to hinder the progress of the country and to prevent it from achieving its rights, they (countries that impose sanctions) will definitely not receive a pleasant response from our nation,” he added. He also said that the sanctions will only make the Iranian nation more determined to achieve their goals.