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Iran Sends Protest Letter to International Maritime Organization Over US Sanctions

Iran has sent a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), calling on to assess the legality of the US sanctions on the Iranian merchant vessels, Armenpress reports citing IRNA .

The letter was sent by the Iranian Embassy in the UK.

In a message on his Twitter account, Iran’s Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad said the Embassy has sent a letter to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim to condemn the US unilateral sanctions against Iranian trade vessels.

The Ambassador said the letter has denounced the US sanctions as a violation of international shipping treaties that endangers maritime security.

The protest letter has also called on the IMO to hold a council meeting to discuss these issues.


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