Hiting out at US amit tensions with Iran, Russia has denounced as “illegal” new economic sanctions that the United States is preparing to impose on Iran. “We consider these sanctions illegal,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have flared since Iranian forces on Thursday shot down a US drone, the latest in a series of incidents including attacks on tankers in sensitive Gulf waters.
US President Donald Trump called off a planned retaliatory strike at the last minute, tamping down the threat of military action. He said Washington would instead place “major additional sanctions on Iran on Monday”.
New economic sanctions that US is preparing to impose on Iran are ‘illegal’ : Russia
