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Sat, 06/25/2011 - 12:06
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Envoy Lambasts US Sanctions on Iranian Airline, Port Operator

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohammad Khazayee deplored the United States' new sanctions on Iran's transportation system, saying that the move is against the international law.
"These measures are a kind of deception tactic used to divert the attention of American citizens from the US government's numerous failed and fruitless internal and foreign policies," Khazayee said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Khazayee described the US policies in imposing sanctions against civilians as a threat against a UN member state and violation of Washington's commitments according to the international law.
"The main objective of these measures is to deprive Iranian people of their basic rights such as transportation," he stated.
The letter by the Iranian envoy came after the United States on Thursday blacklisted a major Iranian port operator and the country's national airline, Iran Air to increase pressure on Tehran.
Washington's latest actions prohibit US entities from any transactions with Tidewater Middle East Co., which operates seven port facilities in Iran, and Iran Air, which serves 35 international and 25 domestic destinations with a fleet of about 40 aircraft.
"These measures are a kind of deception tactic used to divert the attention of American citizens from the US government's numerous failed and fruitless internal and foreign policies," Khazayee said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Khazayee described the US policies in imposing sanctions against civilians as a threat against a UN member state and violation of Washington's commitments according to the international law.
"The main objective of these measures is to deprive Iranian people of their basic rights such as transportation," he stated.
The letter by the Iranian envoy came after the United States on Thursday blacklisted a major Iranian port operator and the country's national airline, Iran Air to increase pressure on Tehran.
Washington's latest actions prohibit US entities from any transactions with Tidewater Middle East Co., which operates seven port facilities in Iran, and Iran Air, which serves 35 international and 25 domestic destinations with a fleet of about 40 aircraft.