Iran on Saturday warned the US not to continue applying sanctions and following the same "dead end" policies the previous US administration used.
In a press release, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, "Washington must understand that it has no other choice but to abandon its addiction to sanctions and show respect, both in its statements and in its behavior, toward Iran."
The comments follow a US decision to sanction four Iranians who plotted to kidnap journalist.