Tehran, July 7 -- Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday strongly condemned the United States' decision to revoke a temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales, calling it a "clear violation" of Article 10 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 18.

In a statement, the ministry said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the US Treasury's move to lift the temporary suspension of the embargo on Iranian oil sales, which is a gross violation of Article 10 of the Memorandum of Understanding to End the War and holds the US government responsible for the consequences of this breach of promise."

The ministry said the decision, announced less than 20 days...