Tehran, Aug. 22 -- Iran on Saturday slammed the latest economic sanctions announced by the United States, calling them arbitrary and saying they have no basis in international law and violate the principle of sovereign equality enshrined in the UN Charter.

The remarks were made by Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a post on X on Saturday.

"The United States' declaration of new economic sanctions on Iran is far more than continued unlawful 'economic warfare' against a single country. It is an assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent Member State of the United Nations," Baqaei said.

He said no country can lawfully compel foreign banks, enterprises or airports, which are subjec...