Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- In the wake of the United Nations' sweeping economic and military sanctions reimposed on Iran-a decade after they were lifted-Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written to his Sri Lankan counterpart, Vijitha Herath, asking for Sri Lanka's solidarity, according to Iranian Ambassador Alireza Delkosh.

The UN move comes after the UK, France, and Germany wrote to the UN Security Council last month, accusing Iran of failing to fulfill its commitments. Tehran has now recalled its ambassadors to the UK, France, and Germany in response, Iranian state media reports.

In a discussion with a group of journalists, the Iranian Ambassador said that international law is currently being treated "as a toy of the United States...