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Iranian Parliament\u2019s Vice-Speaker lambasted the South Korean government for freezing of Iran\u2019s oil revenues under the US pressure.<\/p>\n\n

In comments on Friday, Amir-Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi described Seoul\u2019s continuation of freezing Iran\u2019s funds in the country\u2019s banks as \u201cunethical and illegal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

He said it is a source of regret and surprise that the South Korean government is blocking the Iranian nation\u2019s money under the US pressure.<\/p>\n\n

Qazizadeh Hashemi lashed out at Seoul\u2019s \u201crude\u201d behavior and said it indicates South Korea is not committed to any ethical or legal principle.<\/p>\n\n

South Korea is violating another nation\u2019s rights under the pressure of the US bullies, he said, calling for the Iranian Foreign Ministry\u2019s active pursuit of the release of the Iranian money.<\/p>\n\n

Earlier on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tehran has already given an official warning to Seoul over the frozen assets.<\/p>\n\n

South Korea is citing the US sanctions as an excuse for not releasing Iran\u2019s money, Mousavi added.<\/p>\n\n

However, he noted, relations between South Korea and the US have nothing to do with Iran.<\/p>\n\n

Business sources said last week that Seoul had agreed to allow Iran use part of the funds for purchases of drugs and medical equipment.<\/p>\n\n

Iran is struggling to return the funds frozen by foreign banks amid a shortage of hard currency in the country which has been contending with the coronavirus pandemic over the past months.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2020-07-19 09:40:05","content_date_finish":"2020-07-19 09:40:05","content_date_register":"2020-07-19 09:44:03","content_date_last_edit":"2020-07-19 09:44:03","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","tag_id":"5370","tag_word":"coronavirus pandemic,coronavirus pandemic,Blocking Oil Revenues,Blocking Oil Revenues,Iranian,Iranian","tag_service":"0","tag_total":"4","tag_soundex":"","attach_token":"1077647638","attach_date_register":"2020-07-19 09:44:00","attach_id":"8042","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"1200","attach_img_height":"675","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"912","visit_date_last":"2024-11-02 04:06:16","attach_title":"Tehran Warns Seoul over Blocking Oil Revenues\n 2","node_title":"Iran,News","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":98, \"left\":2, \"right\":11},{\"node_id\":117, \"left\":45, \"right\":46}]","node_number":"6","allowable_node":"6"}]]