In reaction to the successful launch of Chamran-1 research satellite, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that sanctioning countries once again have received the clear response to their irrational actions.

Sanctions are a means of pressure and confrontation, not a means for cooperation, according to the Iranian foreign minister, adding that sanctioning Iran has proven to be a failed experience.

EghtesadOnline: Imposing sanctions on a country's foreign minister signals the failure of diplomacy, Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif said in reaction to the United States' recent sanctions against him.