The Russian Foreign Ministry called the establishment of an American group to control Iranian trade a threat to security in the Caspian Sea.
Tehran, November 11, IRNA - The establishment by the United States of a special task force to control and intercept Iranian trade flows at the land borders and the Caspian Sea is a flagrant violation of international law. This is what the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
According to the diplomat, Washington's actions are aimed at escalating tensions, but such steps will not lead to the collapse of the Iranian economy.
Security of the Caspian region.
Zakharova emphasized that the inclusion of financial transport routes in the area of responsibility of the new Pentagon structure directly affects the sovereign rights and interests of the "five" financial countries.
"Ensuring the security of the Caspian Sea region is an internal matter for the five coastal countries. Any attempt to implement American plans can provoke the spread of the crisis to nearby territories," the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted.
The diplomat added that the latest steps by the United States serve as an attempt to divert attention from the consequences of the military action of Washington and Tel Aviv in the region, which caused internal political difficulties in the United States itself.