Sanctions return has no legal basis, Iranian cleric says

The Friday Prayer Imam of Gorgan, a city in northern Iran, has rejected the legality of renewed UN sanctions on Iran, saying the move is driven by political pressure from the United States and Israel.

“The claim of reimposing sanctions has no legal legitimacy and is only being raised under pressure from America and the Zionist regime,” said Kazem Nourmofidi during his sermon.

He also said that the first violator of the JCPOA was the United States, and that Europe failed to uphold its commitments as well.

Nourmofidi added that Iran has powerful tools at its disposal and could consider measures such as withdrawing from the NPT if needed.