US using dollar as weapon to pressure Europe: Iran
Tehran (KNA) - The United States has turned its currency into a "weapon" and is using it to challenge the sovereignty of European nations, a senior Iranian official says.
"Dollar has become a weapon for the United Sates to force its illegitimate demands upon its European partners, practically challenging their national sovereignty," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday.
Araqchi made the remarks during a trip to Italy, where he discussed mutual ties as well as the future of cooperation between Tehran and Europe amid Washington's attempts to block trade between the two sides.
In May, US President Donald Trump pulled out from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a landmark nuclear deal signed between Iran and six world powers - the US, the UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - in 2015.
Elevating his anti-Iran campaign, Trump proceeded to reimpose a set of harsh economic sanctions that targeted the Islamic Republic's oil sales and various industries while threatening to punish European companies that traded with Tehran.
Source: PressTV