Iran vows response to US sanctions, ramps up enrichment
In response to new US sanctions, Iran has announced its capability to develop atomic weapons.
Spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanani criticized fresh American sanctions targeting his country's economy, pledging "a decisive, firm and immediate response" from the Islamic Republic.
"Iran will adopt all necessary measures to neutralize those sanctions' possible negative impacts on its trade," Kanani said in a statement.
On Monday, the US Treasury announced new sanctions hitting some Chinese and Emirati companies facilitating Iran's sale of its sanctioned oil and petrochemical products.
"The Biden administration is not abandoning such fruitless and destructive measures even at a moment when efforts are being made for the resumption of talks on the revival of the nuclear deal," Kanani said in reference to the 2015 accord known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
