Iran's Revolutionary Guards calls U.S. sanctions a 'desperate' measure


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, speaks during Tehran's Friday prayers July 16, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that recent U.S. sanctions against Tehran were a desperate measure after downing of U.S. drone in the Gulf of Oman by Iran.

"The recent U.S. sanctions against the Guards commanders show their desperation and anger in face of Iranian prowess," Hossein Salami was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA.

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