Iran on Sunday warned the United States against treating its overseas assets as "war booty" or using them to compensate the U.S. allies in the region, saying any such move would be unacceptable and could trigger consequences.
In a social media post, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi responded to reports that the United States might tap into blocked Iranian assets to compensate allies for damages incurred in recent conflicts.
He described such a move as "unacceptable," stressing that Iran's assets are state property.
Gharibabadi said that the United States, as a main party to military actions against Iran, should bear its own responsibility and that of its allies in the current regional conflicts, and countries in the region that provided territory or facilities for attacks on Iran have no right to demand compensation.
He also warned that any seizure, transfer or reallocation of Iran's assets without the government consent would be considered as a new internationally wrongful act and could lead to corresponding consequences.
Iran warns US not to treat its assets as "war booty"
Iran warns US not to treat its assets as "war booty"
The first batch of artifacts for a grand ancient Americas exhibition in Shanghai arrived at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square on Saturday.
After a journey of more than 13,000 kilometers, 60 crates of artifacts were delivered to the museum for the upcoming "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas" exhibition, scheduled to open in July.
The total loan of artifacts for the exhibition approaches 3,000 pieces. The museum's director says holding an exhibition of this scale presents a challenge, but the team is experienced and prepared for all tasks.
"We have essentially less than a month left until the opening. With such a large number of artifacts and such tight installation time, while also ensuring absolute safety of the artifacts, all this is testing our entire team. Shanghai Museum has hosted major exhibitions like this before and we have accumulated rich experience, so we are very confident we can complete this arduous task of artifact transportation and installation," said Chu Xiaobo, curator of Shanghai Museum.
The second batch of artifacts is expected to arrive at the museum on Monday, and the uncrating and installation are set to begin on Thursday.
First batch of ancient American artifacts arrives in Shanghai for grand exhibition
