Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on the occasion of the National Day of Combat against British Colonialism on his Instagram account.

On May 8, 2018, the United States officially withdrew from the JCPOA agreement and, while restoring past sanctions, imposed new sanctions against Iran.

Following a flood of western sanctions on Russian entities, they are “very interested to know how Iranians have been living under US sanctions”, FT cites Ali.