Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed the Senate's decision on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Iran, saying that the move could put the 2015 nuclear deal at risk.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran.
Earlier on Thursday, the US Senate voted almost unanimously to impose new sanctions against Iran and Russian Federation.
The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that would step up sanctions against Iran and Russian Federation.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has defended the country's "completely legitimate" missile defense program, emphasizing that nothing can prevent the Islamic Republic from exercising its right to defense. He added the allegations of Iran's support for terrorism is "farcical" and "shameful".
"Iran's armed forces will continue to defend the country's security and interests", the foreign ministry spokesman said.
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He told BBC's This Week: "She should have been there with the residents, which is what Jeremy Corbyn was". The refurbishment, carried between 2015 and 2016, saw new external cladding installed on the building.
Ghassemi retorted that the measure against Iran's ballistic missile programme was "totally illegal and illegitimate".
The Resolution 2231, passed by the 15-member United Nations Security Council in July 2015, is an endorsement of Iran's nuclear deal, aka the JCPOA.
The House of Representatives has not yet considered this legislation or drafted a similar bill. The resolution calls upon Iran "not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles created to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons".
Ali Akbar Velayati, worldwide affairs advisor to Iran's supreme leader, making the statement added that the sanctions are "against the spirit of the JCPOA".
"Iran's ballistic missile program, the regime's support for worldwide terrorism, and its blatant and egregious human rights violations should not be ignored".
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