Iranian ambassador downplays Western sanctions

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said that sanctions of the West against Iran were exaggerated and Moscow could intensify economic cooperation with Tehran without fear, Interfax reports.The psychological atmosphere of the sanctions is evaporating, believes the diplomat. He expressed hope that Russian trade-economic institutions would take that into notice.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said that sanctions of the West against Iran were exaggerated and Moscow could intensify economic cooperation with Tehran without fear, Interfax reports.

The psychological atmosphere of the sanctions is evaporating, believes the diplomat. He expressed hope that Russian trade-economic institutions would take that into notice.