TEHRAN, May 30 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says the US is exerting pressure on Iran in a bid to “ blackmail ” the country, adding that Washington does not seem to be sincere in its offer to engage in dialog with Tehran.
TEHRAN, Apr 12 -Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Western countries, led by the United States, use “ blackmail and pressure” in an attempt to keep dominion over other countries as Western-style liberalism loses appeal and new powers emerge.
TEHRAN, September 16 - The Palestinian Authority has hit out at the US administration's “blind bias towards false perceptions” in the Middle East, accusing Washington of following a policy of blackmail .
TEHRAN, May 4 - Hungary said Thursday that a European Union plan to link the bloc's funding payouts to respect for the rule of law amounted to " blackmail ", a day after Brussels unveiled its first post-Brexit multi-year budget plan.
Russia on Thursday said it would not tolerate blackmail from the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on its energy giants Rosneft and OA Novatek over Moscow's actions in Ukraine.