Iran: Trump’s economic threat paves the way for “return to full-scale classic colonialism”

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Iran criticized US President Donald Trump's economic threat, describing it as a move towards a full-scale return to classic colonialism. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned new US economic sanctions as an assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over independent nations.

Iran pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s threat of an “economic D-Day,” calling it “a recipe for an abysmal return to full-scale classic colonialism.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday the United States’ declaration of new economic sanctions against the country is an “assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent Member … The post Iran: Trump’s economic threat paves the way for “return to full-scale classic colonialism” appeared first on Egypt Independent.