Iran to sue US for banning imports of Iranian rugs
Sunday - July 29, 2018 3:04 am ,
Category : BUSINESS
Iran to sue US for banning imports of Iranian rugs
Tehran July 29 (IANS) Iran will file a lawsuit with international tribunals against US fresh sanctions on importing handwoven Iranian rugs media reports said.
US President Donald Trump "has wrongly sanctioned the art industry which is a symbol of culture and intellectual property of the Iranian people " Xinhua quoted Fereshteh Dastpak head of Iran National Carpet Center as saying.
"According to international protocols what belongs to a nation could not be sanctioned " Dastpak noted.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department recently revoked the license for importing Iran s carpets and foods including pistachios and caviar.
--IANS qd
US President Donald Trump "has wrongly sanctioned the art industry which is a symbol of culture and intellectual property of the Iranian people " Xinhua quoted Fereshteh Dastpak head of Iran National Carpet Center as saying.
"According to international protocols what belongs to a nation could not be sanctioned " Dastpak noted.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department recently revoked the license for importing Iran s carpets and foods including pistachios and caviar.
--IANS qd
