Iran condemns US move to blacklist CBI governor

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned recent US move for blacklisting the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif, Press TV reported.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi described the move by Washington as "the continuation of the US government's inappropriate behavior and hostile policies, which have targeted the Iranian nation over the past decades in various forms."

"These hostile policies have failed and will fail to bring any achievement for the United States, and will rather make the Iranian nation and government more determined, patient and resilient than ever in their efforts to counter America's anti-Iran measures," Qasemi said.

On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department named Valiollah Seif and another senior official in Iran's Central Bank as "specially designated global terrorists" for allegedly assisting Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accused Seif of covertly funneling money on behalf of the IRGC's Quds Force through Iraq-based Al Bilad Islamic Bank to support Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.