The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the United States is the biggest enforcer of sanctions in the world and a major “systematic” violator of human rights.
The ministry made the announcement in its annual report – titled violation of human rights by USA in the 2024 – which was published on Saturday.
It said the US has “exponentially” increased its unilateral sanctions against countries such as Iran, Syria, Russia, North Korea, Belarus, Venezuela, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, etc. in recent years.
“America has committed a gross and systematic violation of human rights by unilateralism and by intensifying and accumulating economic sanctions outside the authorization of the United Nations and without legal exemptions with the aim of forcing governments to change their policies,” the report added.
It emphasized that the capacity and level of human rights protection of the sanctioned countries have been severely weakened as a result of unilateral US sanctions.