# Iran sends letter to UN Security Council over US ‘economic terrorism’ — agency

https://mins.news/en/item/33460

- TASS, 2026-08-26 18:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178031

> Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and Security Council members outlining Tehran’s position on US sanctions. He stressed what Iran calls the UN’s and governments’ legal and moral duty to condemn the US administration’s “illegal and criminal actions.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry has described the sanctions as “economic terrorism” and a crime against humanity.

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