Leader's top aide: US seizure of Iran's assets instance of theft

The Leader's top advisor for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati condemned the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court, describing the act as a blatant instance of theft and "international robbery".

The US Supreme Court authorized the transfer of $2 billion of Tehran's frozen assets to the families of the victims of a 1983 bombing in Beirut.

"The measure shows the US officials' contradictory remarks that they stress their commitment to undertakings and removal of sanctions in talks with the Iranian foreign minister on one hand and impose sanctions in other forms and rock the boat on the way of legal and free trade relations between Iran and other countries on the other hand," Velayati told reporters after meeting Swiss Deputy Foreign Minister Yves Rossier in Tehran on Tuesday.

"No doubt, this action is an international robbery and the Islamic Republic of Iran will insist on restoring its rights and will take its right from the Americans," he added.

The senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution underscored that the only way to confront the Americans is resistance against their excessive demands.

EA