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Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has slammed Washington’s ‘morally wrong’ measures against other countries, saying that unilateral sanctions amount to collective punishment and violate basic human rights.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami decried the US breach of treaties and its sanctions on Iran, saying inaction against such lawlessness would result in the emergence of new Hitlers.

A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says while Iran is playing a pivotal role in global and regional political developments, the United States is becoming more isolated in its face-off with the Islamic Republic.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed the latest anti-Iran statements made by US President Donald Trump and his national security adviser John Bolton as well as the accusations levelled in the National Strategy for Counterterrorism.

Iran's First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri says the Islamic Republic has found new customers for its crude oil after a number of its former clients stopped their purchases over fear of the US’ November sanctions.

Iran’s president says the United States has been defeated in confrontation with Iran on the political front, as almost the entire world stood by the Islamic Republic against Washington’s unilateral approach.

A high-ranking legislator has urged the Iranian government to try to lobby US political currents opposing Donald Trump’s policies, as the course of developments in recent month demonstrates the US is not just Trump and there are others who can influence the US’ Iran policy.

Iran’s top military commander says the United States has been provoking terrorists based in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region over the past year to launch assaults on Iranian soil despite an earlier promise not to do so.

An Italian appeal court has rejected a lawsuit by the US that called for the seizure of $5 billion worth of Iranian assets in Italy, in a second win for Tehran in its legal battle against the US this month.

Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations says the US envoy to the UN thought she could change the agenda of a multilateral organisation, but practically her efforts resulted in nothing but more isolation for Washington.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for unity of all countries in the world against unilateral and illegal actions of the US, saying that global problems are the result of Washington’s unilateralism.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for the cooperation of all countries, especially those in the Eurasia region, against the United States’ hostile approach towards other states of the world.

A political analyst says the royal families of Saudi Arabia are deeply outraged by the recent insulting statements by US President Donald Trump against Saudi Arabia.

Iran should capitalize on the International Court of Justice’s ruling against the US, urging Washington to implement it as a precondition for beginning of any bilateral talks.

A senior Iranian official says the recent rise in oil prices has offset the impact of US sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, with the country’s oil revenues up 16 percent in the past six months.

Iran’s vice president for legal affairs dismissed the notion that there is no guarantee that the International Court of Justice’s ruling on the country’s lawsuit against the US for breaching the 1955 Treaty of Amity and re-imposing sanctions would be enforced.

Iran’s foreign ministry has dismissed allegations raised by the NATO Secretary General against Iran’s missile program and regional policies, saying that Jens Stoltenberg had better be concerned about the unilateral and dangerous policies of the US.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the “outlaw regime” in Washington for quitting another treaty, the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights between Iran and the US.

The Iranian president says the new sanctions the US is to re-impose on Iran in November will have no negative impact on Tehran.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has hailed the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice in the lawsuit filed by Iran against the United States.

The International Court of Justice issued an interim order asking the US to stop anti-Iran measures that hamper foreign investment in Iran.

Iran’s oil minister has rejected US President Donald Trump’s remarks that OPEC is to blame for the rise in oil prices, urging Washington to stop trying to hamper Iran’s oil trade if it really wants a drop in global oil prices.

Iranian TV anchor Reza Rashidpour has invited US State Secretary Mike Pompeo for an interview with Iran’s state TV, after US officials accused Iran of limiting people’s freedom and censoring media.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran is closing in on a deal to sell oil to European nations despite the US threats of sanctions against any countries that do business with Iran.

Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned and dismissed allegations made by Washington for shutting down the US consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra, saying that the Americans’ remarks are unjustified, unnecessary and clearly part of a blame game.