Threats do not work against Iran: Zarif

The White House recently said it was putting Iran “on notice” over its test of a ballistic missile and then imposed fresh sanctions on several companies and individuals mainly over Iran’s defensive missile program.

The US Treasury Department said on February 1 that Washington had imposed sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities as part of bids to ratchet up pressure on Iran.

Washington claims that a recent missile test by Iran violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries, including the US.

Resolution 2231 calls on Iran “not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology.”