U.S. envoy pays condolences to Iran over death of Iranian toddler

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart in the Security Council chamber over the death of two year old Iranian toddler.

According to details, Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi had put a blame of the death of two-year old girl who had died in June from a rare disease known as EB death, on U.S. sanctions.

An official from the U.S. mission to the United Nations said that U.S. Representative to the United Kelly Craft was expressing her condolences to Ravanchi.

Iran’s U.N. mission spokesman Alireza Miryousefi said on Twitter “U.S. Representative to the United approached the Iranian delegation after UNSC statements on Res 2231, and merely had a short conversation on EB patients affected by sanctions. It is not out of the ordinary for UN diplomats accredited to the UN to run into each other, or to have brief encounters, at HQ.”

Advertisement

.@USAmbUN approached the Iranian delegation after #UNSC statements on Res 2231, and merely had a short conversation on EB patients affected by sanctions. It is not out of the ordinary for UN diplomats accredited to the UN to run into each other, or to have brief encounters, at HQ

— Alireza Miryousefi (@miryousefi) December 20, 2019

U.S. President Donald administration has imposed sanctions on Iran and Iran was banned to sale its crude oil which is the main source of Iran’s revenues, while food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies are exempt from U.S. sanctions.

Research says US sanctions cause rise in pollution in Iran

On the other hand Iran has denied for talks with the United States unless all sanctions imposed on Tehran are lifted.

President Hassan Rouhani, has said that Tehran has never wanted nuclear weapons.

He said, first the US should act by lifting all illegal, unjust and unfair sanctions then talks will be held.

He vowed to continue to scale back commitments under the 2015 deal if Iran’s interests are not guaranteed.

Hassan Rouhani’s change of heart came a day after Trump said that there was a “really good chance” the two could meet after a surprise intervention by French president Emmanuel Macron during the G7 summit to try to bring Washington and Tehran together.

“Without the US’s withdrawal from sanctions, we will not witness any positive development,” Rouhani said in a televised speech, adding that Washington “holds the key” to what happens next.

“If someone intends to make it as just a photo op with Rouhani, that is not possible,” he said.

Rouhani also shielded his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, against criticism from hardliners over his surprise visit to Biarritz on Sunday, where leaders of the G7 rich democracies were meeting.

Macron said he hoped Trump and Rouhani could meet within weeks in hopes of saving the 2015 nuclear deal that Tehran struck with world powers, but which the US unilaterally withdrew from last year.

Under the deal, Iran agreed to limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.