ASHGABAT, July 16. /TASS/. The policy of pressure and economic sanctions can no longer push Iran to make concessions, Iranian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani said.

"The root cause of the current crisis and deadlock Washington has found itself in lies in the historic and unilateral violation of commitments by Donald Trump, who repeatedly disrupted the negotiation process and violated existing memoranda of understanding and other agreements reached with Iran," Rouzbehani said in a statement published by the Iranian embassy in Ashgabat. "Withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and a series of broken promises created the basis for a deep crisis of mistrust, driving the US to use methods that have completely lost their effectiveness today. The failed policy of ‘maximum pressure’ and unfair economic sanctions can no longer force Iran to make concessions," he noted.

According to Rouzbehani, Iran has demonstrated its ability to defend its territorial integrity and national sovereignty, whereas "the US has reached the end of the era of unilateral dictate and must accept new geopolitical realities of the region."

"The ‘fiery ball’ of the Strait of Hormuz has already seriously burned Washington’s hands and political wisdom demands that the White House end these pointless and costly gambles as soon as possible. In the end, there is no other choice for the US to safely get out of this crisis of its own making but to return to the negotiating table and adopt the framework of respectful diplomatic dialogue with Iran," the diplomat stated.