US seeking pretexts to stall Iran’s economy: MP

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the United States is looking for pretexts to stall the growth of the Islamic Republic’s economy.

According to Press TV, Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Sunday dismissed the recent claims by US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tehran’s support for terrorism.

“Since the US is regarded as an established enemy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is looking for pretexts with regard to Iran’s economic issues and activities under the current circumstances,” Boroujerdi said.

He added that such measures by the US to impede Iran’s economic growth would bear no fruit.

“The Americans are clearly among the blatant examples of state terrorism and supporters of terrorist measures and extremist groups in the world. They, however, have an unreal view of the Islamic Republic,” the Iranian lawmaker said.

Boroujerdi criticized the US double-standard policies on the fight against terrorism, saying that Washington uses every means to counter Tehran.

“The United States regards itself as the symbol of the fight against terrorism, on the one hand, but it provides terrorist groups in the [Middle East] region with full support, on the other,” he pointed out.

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