The US should abandon the policy of unilateral sanctions and pressure on Iran, said special envoy of the Chinese government on Middle East issues Zhai Jun commenting on new US sanctions.

According to the envoy, the Chinese side believes that the US should abandon these methods, abandon unilateral sanctions and exert extreme pressure on Iran, because this is the only way to return to the original correct way to solve the problem, RIA Novosti reported.

He noted that the current tense situation in the Middle East is linked to unilateral sanctions and pressure exerted by the US, as well as the unilateral withdrawal of the US from a nuclear deal with Tehran.

As reported earlier, the US has imposed sanctions on nine Iranian citizens, including the son of the country's top leader, the general staff of the republic’s armed forces