Wednesday,14 July 2021 (YJC) _ Iran Foreign Minister advised the new President of the US to learn from the proven inefficiency of the sanctions policy against Iran.
In a Wednesday tweet, on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the JCPOA, Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif the new US President, Joe Biden, to learn from the proven inefficiency of the sanctions policy against Iran.
“6 years ago today, #JCPOA resolved a UNSC Chapter VII issue without resorting to war," he wrote while adding that "Obama realized his "crippling sanctions" would not cripple Iran or its centrifuges. Trump ineptly thought "maximum pressure" would. Never will."
"@POTUS should look closely at these figures," the foreign minister said addressing US President Joe Biden by releasing a table in his tweet.
Under former president Donald Trump, the US left the JCPOA in 2018 and returned the sanctions that had been lifted against Tehran as part of the agreement.