Sanctions against US Secretary of State Rubio still in place

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Russian sanctions against US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have not been lifted as of now, media reports saying otherwise are fake news, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

"The sanctions have not been lifted at this point. These are fake news," the diplomat said, TASS reported.

Earlier, several media outlets reported that Russia had allegedly lifted sanctions against Rubio following a conversation between the US Secretary of State and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Rubio was added to the list of US citizens under individual sanctions, including a ban on entry to Russia, in May 2022.

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