Reuters - The American sanctions imposed on Iran violate the United Nations charter and international law, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told a conference in Qatar on Saturday.

��Malaysia does not support the reimposition of the unilateral sanctions by the US against Iran,�� he told the Doha Forum, also attended by Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Malaysia and other countries have lost a ��a big market�� because of the sanctions on Iran, he said.

��Such sanctions clearly violate the United Nations charter and international law; sanctions can only be applied by the United Nations in accordance with the charter,�� he added.

(This story has been refiled to remove an error in last paragraph)


Reporting by Alexander Cornwell, writing by Maher Chmaytelli