“To assert now that sanctions resolutions against Iran have been restored is wishful thinking.
We hope that our American colleagues will have the courage to finally look the truth in the eye and stop speaking on behalf of the UN Security Council, ”- said in the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
The department added that "the illegitimate initiatives and actions of the United States" by definition cannot have international legal consequences for other countries and "lead to the emergence of their obligations to limit legitimate cooperation with Iran."
“Efforts to maintain and ensure sustainable implementation of the JCPOA will continue.
UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is in effect unchanged, and the obligations arising from it must be fulfilled in the originally agreed mode and volume on the basis of the principle of reciprocity by all states, ”the ministry said.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that UN sanctions against Iran are coming into force, despite the fact that the organization does not agree with this.
He noted that the US will take action against "violators" of these sanctions.
After that, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the UN Security Council did not take any action that would lead to the renewal of previous sanctions against Iran, and the United States “continues to mislead” the international community.