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Iran's foreign minister charged that the latest round of U.S. sanctions is violating the human rights of Iranians and said that "the U.S. addiction to sanctions is out of control."

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet late on October 17 that sanctions on two Iranian banks and a handful of companies allegedly linked to Iran's Basij militia violate orders from the International Court of Justice not to impede humanitarian trade with Iran.

"Utter disregard for rule of law & human rights of an entire people," Zarif said, calling Washington an "outlaw regime" whose "'hostility toward Iranians [is] heightened by addiction to sanctions."

Zarif said that one of the banks targeted by the sanctions plays a vital role importing food and medicine, and he seemed to suggest it was not close to the Basij militia, which is a volunteer force that polices domestic restrictions imposed by Iran's religious leaders.

The "U.S. addiction to sanctions is out of control," Zarif said.

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